butting up
Meeting at edges
Butting up means pressing directly against something, leaving no gap or space between: The shed was butting up against the fence.
It often describes physical adjacency—buildings, property lines, or objects in close contact.
Figuratively, it can mean approaching a limit or deadline: We're butting up against the budget cap.
- abutTouch at boundary
- clashingStriking with discord
- adjacentDirectly next to
- side by sideAdjacent and parallel
- contiguousSharing a common boundary
intersecting · conflicting · colliding · confronting · face to face · aligned · juxtaposed · mitering · adjoining · flush · converging · touching · edging · jointing · opposing · pressing · bordering · sidling