"butting" in the verb sense

1. border, adjoin, edge, abut, march, butt, butt against, butt on

lie adjacent to another or share a boundary

"Canada adjoins the U.S."

"England marches with Scotland"

2. butt, bunt

to strike, thrust or shove against

"He butted his sister out of the way"

"The goat butted the hiker with his horns"

3. butt

place end to end without overlapping

"The frames must be butted at the joints"

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