English verb: butt against | |||
| 1. | butt against (contact) lie adjacent to another or share a boundary | ||
| Samples | Canada adjoins the U.S.. England marches with Scotland. | ||
| Synonyms | abut, adjoin, border, butt, butt on, edge, march | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | adjoin, contact, meet, touch | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | neighbor, neighbour | ||
| 2. | butt against (contact) collide violently with an obstacle | ||
| Samples | I ran into the telephone pole. | ||
| Synonyms | bump into, jar against, knock against, run into | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | collide with, hit, impinge on, run into, strike | ||