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RELATED WORDS : against against the clock against the grain against the law against the wind against time bear witness against butt butt end butt hinge butt in butt joint butt on butt pack butt shaft butt weld butt welding cigar butt cigarette butt come up against flash butt welding fulminate against go against guard against international islamic front for jihad against jews inveigh against jar against kick in the butt knock against lean against militate against people against gangsterism and drugs pit against privilege against self incrimination rifle butt run against set against steel oneself against strive against struggle against testify against water butt work against

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Verb butt against has 2 senses

• butt against(v = verb.contact) abut, adjoin, border, butt, butt on, edge, march - lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; "Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland"
is one way to adjoin, contact, meet, touch
Sample sentence:
Something ----s something

• butt against(v = verb.contact) bump into, jar against, knock against, run into - collide violently with an obstacle; "I ran into the telephone pole"
is one way to collide with, hit, impinge on, run into, strike
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s something

ROGET THESAURUS

butt against

Impulse

VB flash on the mind, say what comes uppermost, improvise, extemporize, give an impetus, impel, push, start, give a start to, set going, drive, urge, boom, thrust, prod, foin, cant, elbow, shoulder, jostle, justle, hustle, hurtle, shove, jog, jolt, encounter, run against, bump against, butt against, knock one's head against, run one's head against, impinge, boost, bunt, carom, clip y, fan, fan out, jab, plug, strike, knock, hit, tap, rap, slap, flap, dab, pat, thump, beat, blow, bang, slam, dash, punch, thwack, whack, hit hard, strike hard, swap, batter, dowse, baste, pelt, patter, buffet, belabor, fetch one a blow, poke at, pink, lunge, yerk, kick, calcitrate, butt, strike at, whip, come into a collision, enter into collision, collide, sideswipe, foul, fall foul of, run foul of, telescope, throw.

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