up against

preposition

Meaning

Facing; challenging, or opposing.
In contact with, abutting.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

set against(English)opposing(English)versus(English)fight off(English)combating(English)opposed(English)opponent(English)match up(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data