BUTT AGAINST

• (verb) collide violently with an obstacle

  "I ran into the telephone pole"

  synonyms : bump into , jar against , knock against , run into

• (verb) lie adjacent to another or share a boundary

  "Canada adjoins the U.S.", "England marches with Scotland"

  synonyms : abut , adjoin , border , butt , butt on , edge , march

  My house abuts against his tiny strip of land...which is why he is giving me such a difficult time. -added by geeta_inlas

  I told my frnd not to worry as I was staying just in the adjoining room. -added by priyavanjeri

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