"running up against" meaning in English

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Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} running up against
  1. present participle and gerund of run up against Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: run up against
    Sense id: en-running_up_against-en-verb-p3v0q7ro Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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