abut (up) against



abut (up) against

To lean or press onto something else. Thanks to all that flooding, the old shed now abuts against the house. That tree is abutting up against your roof—you need to have someone come and take it down.
See also: abut

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
HeidiHIE-dee (German, English), HAY-dee (Finnish)German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, English
Auguste (2)-German
FreyjaFRAY-ah (Norse Mythology)Icelandic, Norse Mythology
Eliyyahue-lee-YAH-hooHebrew, Biblical Hebrew
Spomenka-Croatian
Kagiso-Southern African, Tswana