Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

up against

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.60 in modern English

Syllables
up- a-gainst
IPA
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

prep

Facing; challenging, or opposing.

prep

In contact with, abutting.

Example Sentences

Phrases

be up against go up against hit up against rub up against run up against stand up against up against it up against the wall

Questions

What does up against mean?
Facing; challenging, or opposing.

How to pronounce up against

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