- abut on, lean on
- اِرتكَزَ على \ abut on, lean on. \ See Also اِتَّكأَ على
Arabic-English glossary. 2015.
abut on, lean on
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abut — /ə bət/ vb abut·ted, abut·ting vi: to touch along a border or with a projecting part used with on, upon, or against the land abut s on the road vt: to border on: reach or touch with an end two lots that abut each other … Law dictionary
abut — ► VERB (abutted, abutting) 1) be next to or share a boundary with. 2) touch or lean on. ORIGIN Old French abouter, from bouter strike, butt … English terms dictionary
abut — [ə but′] vi. abutted, abutting [ME aboutien < OFr abouter, to join end to end < a , to + bout, end] to end (on) or lean ( upon) at one end; border ( on); terminate ( against) vt. to end at; border upon … English World dictionary
lean against — index abut, border (bound) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
abut — verb (abutted; abutting) Etymology: Middle English abutten, from Anglo French aboter, abuter, partly from Old French aboter to border on, from a (from Latin ad ) + bout blow, end, from boter to strike; partly from Old French abuter to come to an… … New Collegiate Dictionary
abut — Synonyms and related words: abut on, adjoin, appose, be based on, be contiguous, be in contact, bear on, bestraddle, bestride, border, border on, bring near, butt, communicate, conjoin, connect, join, juxtapose, juxtaposit, lean on, lie by, lie… … Moby Thesaurus
abut — v. (abutted, abutting) 1 intr. (foll. by on) (of estates, countries, etc.) adjoin (another). 2 intr. (foll. by on, against) (of part of a building) touch or lean upon (another) with a projecting end or point (the shed abutted on the side of the… … Useful english dictionary
lean on — Synonyms and related words: abut on, bank on, be based on, bear against, bear down on, bear down upon, bear hard upon, bear on, bestraddle, bestride, bet on, calculate on, count on, depend on, gamble on, high pressure, lie on, perch, place… … Moby Thesaurus
abut — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. touch, border (on). See contact. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. border on, adjoin, be adjacent to; see join 3 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. border on, lean on, adjoin, end on, conjoin, juxtapose. IV… … English dictionary for students
abut — [ə bʌt] verb (abuts, abutting, abutted) 1》 (of land or a building) be next to or share a boundary with. 2》 touch or lean on. Origin ME: from Anglo Latin abuttare, from a to + OFr. but end ; sense 2 is from OFr. abouter, from a + bouter (see… … English new terms dictionary
abut — v 1. join, adjoin, conjoin, connect, impinge; butt, touch, reach, kiss; juxtapose, meet end to end, border. 2. border on or upon, verge upon, lean on or upon or against; end at, finish at, stop at. 3. support, prop, prop up, bolster, bolster up,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
