Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

runs up against

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.77 in modern English

Syllables
run-s up a-gainst
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

Questions

What does runs up against mean?
third-person singular simple present indicative of run up against

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