Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lift a finger against

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.18 in modern English

Syllables
lift a fin-ger a-gainst
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
18
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To threaten, attack, or inflict violence toward someone.

Informal

Usage

Inflected Forms

lifts a finger against (present, singular) lifting a finger against (participle, present) lifted a finger against (participle, past) lifted a finger against (past)

Synonyms

raise a finger against

Questions

What does lift a finger against mean?
To threaten, attack, or inflict violence toward someone.

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