"push up against" meaning in All languages combined

See push up against on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: pushes up against [present, singular, third-person], pushing up against [participle, present], pushed up against [participle, past], pushed up against [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} push up against (third-person singular simple present pushes up against, present participle pushing up against, simple past and past participle pushed up against)
  1. (transitive) To generate pressure on (someone or something); to challenge. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-push_up_against-en-verb-6kfGFzyS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "up", Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "up": 51 49 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 56 44 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 64 36
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see push, up against.
    Sense id: en-push_up_against-en-verb-VT3z~c5M Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "against", English phrasal verbs formed with "up" Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 53 47 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "against": 38 62 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "up": 51 49

Inflected forms

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