RUB UP AGAINST

Meaning of RUB UP AGAINST in English

v. phr. To come into contact with. In that business one naturally has to rub up against all kinds of people.

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RUB UP AGAINST — {v. phr.} To come into contact with. * /In that business one naturally has to rub up against all kinds …
Slang English vocab
RUB UP AGAINST — {v. phr.} To come into contact with. * /In that business one naturally has to rub up against all kinds …
Словарь английских идиом
RUB UP AGAINST — phrvt infml He rubs up against a lot of famous people — Он встречается со многими знаменитыми людьми He used to rub …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики - Глазунов
RUB UP AGAINST — phrvt infml He rubs up against a lot of famous people — Он встречается со многими знаменитыми людьми He used …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современной разговорной лексики
RUB UP AGAINST — rub up against phrvt infml He rubs up against a lot of famous people Он встречается со многими знаменитыми людьми …
Англо-Русский новый словарь современного неформального английского языка
RUB UP AGAINST — He rubs up against a lot of famous people — Он встречается со многими знаменитыми людьми He used to rub …
Новый Англо-Русский словарь современного неформального английского
UP — I. (|)əp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RUB — I. ˈrəb verb ( rubbed ; rubbed ; rubbing ; rubs ) Etymology: Middle English rubben; akin to Frisian rubben …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AGAINST — I. əˈgen(t)st, -nzt also -ān- or ( less often in stand than in substand speech ) -in- preposition Etymology: Middle …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RUB — (v. i.) To move or pass with difficulty; as, to rub through woods, as huntsmen; to rub through the world.
Английский словарь Webster
AGAINST — (prep.) In opposition to, whether the opposition is of sentiment or of action; on the other side; counter to; in …
Английский словарь Webster
AGAINST — ( prep. ) In opposition to, whether the opposition is of sentiment or of action; on the other side; counter …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RUB — /rub/ , v. , rubbed, rubbing , n. v.t. 1. to subject the surface of (a thing or person) to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
AGAINST — /euh genst", euh gaynst"/ , prep. 1. in opposition to; contrary to; adverse or hostile to: twenty votes against ten; …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
UP — I. ˈəp adverb Etymology: partly from Middle English up upward, from Old English ūp; partly from Middle English uppe on …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
RUB — I. ˈrəb verb ( rubbed ; rub·bing ) Etymology: Middle English rubben; akin to East Frisian rubben to rub, scrape, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
AGAINST — I. ə-ˈgen(t)st, -ˈgin(t)st, -ˈgān(t)st preposition Etymology: Middle English, alteration of againes, from again Date: 13th century 1. a. : in …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
UP — prep upon. 2. up ·adv aside, so as not to be in use; as, to lay up riches; put up …
Webster English vocab
RUB — noun imperfection; failing; fault. 2. rub ·noun the act of rubbing; friction. 3. rub ·noun a chance. 4. rub ·noun …
Webster English vocab
AGAINST — prep by of before the time that; in preparation for; so as to be ready for the time when. 2. …
Webster English vocab
RUB — [rub] vb rubbed ; rub.bing [ME rubben; akin to Icel rubba to scrape] vi (14c) 1 a: to move along …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
UP — / ʌp; NAmE / adverb , preposition , adjective , verb , noun ■ adverb HELP NOTE : For the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RUB — / rʌb; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( -bb- ) 1. rub sth (with sth) to move your …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AGAINST — / əˈgenst; NAmE ; əˈgeɪnst/ preposition HELP NOTE : For the special uses of against in phrasal verbs, look at …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
UP — I. up 1 S1 W1 /ʌp/ BrE AmE adverb , preposition , adjective 1 . TO A HIGHER POSITION towards …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RUB — I. rub 1 S2 /rʌb/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle rubbed , present participle rubbing ) …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
AGAINST — a ‧ gainst S1 W1 /əˈɡenst, əˈɡeɪnst $ əˈɡenst/ BrE AmE preposition [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Origin: againes 'against' (11-16 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
UP — adv., prep., adj., n., & v. --adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RUB — v. & n. --v. (rubbed, rubbing) 1 tr. move one's hand or another object with firm pressure over the surface …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
AGAINST — prep. 1 in opposition to (fight against the invaders; am against hanging; arson is against the law). 2 into collision …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
UP — adv., prep., adj., n., & v. adv. 1 at, in, or towards a higher place or position (jumped up in …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RUB — v. & n. v. (rubbed, rubbing) 1 tr. move one's hand or another object with firm pressure over the surface …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
AGAINST — prep. 1 in opposition to (fight against the invaders; am against hanging; arson is against the law). 2 into collision …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
RUB — 1. v. & n. --v. (rubbed, rubbing) 1. tr. move one's hand or another object with firm pressure over the …
Oxford English vocab
AGAINST — prep. 1. in opposition to (fight against the invaders; am against hanging; arson is against the law). 2 into collision …
Oxford English vocab
UP — I. PREPOSITION, ADVERB, AND ADJECTIVE USES The preposition is pronounced /ʌp/. The adverb and adjective are pronounced /ʌp/. Frequency: The …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RUB — ( rubs, rubbing, rubbed) 1. If you rub a part of your body, you move your hand or fingers backwards …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
AGAINST — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RUB — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES rub your eyes ▪ Anna rubbed her eyes wearily. rubbing alcohol rubbing...hands with glee …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
AGAINST — preposition COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES against all odds (= despite something seeming very unlikely ) ▪ Against all odds, he …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RUB — [verb] -bb- - to press or be pressed against (something) with a circular or up and down repeated movementShe yawned …
Cambridge English vocab
AGAINST — (TOUCHING) [preposition] - next to and touching or being supported by (something)It would save space if we put the bed …
Cambridge English vocab
UP — Synonyms and related words : above, abovestairs, access, accession, accretion, accrual, accruement, accumulation, add to, addition, advance, against, aggrandize, aggrandizement, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
RUB — Synonyms and related words : Discordia, Eris, ablate, abrade, abrase, afflict, aggravate, agonize, ail, air-dry, anhydrate, annoy, apple of discord, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
RUB — To run away. Don't rub us to the whit; don't send us to Newgate. CANT.--To rub up; to refresh: to …
Slang English vocab
AGAINST — adv. butt against inveigh against over against rise against
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
AGAINST — adv. Function: preposition 1 directly opposite FF1C; stood against the crowd and shouted for order FF1E; Synonyms: contra, facing, fronting, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
AGAINST — preposition 1. directly opposite stood against the crowd and shouted for order Synonyms: contra, facing, fronting, over against, toward, vis-à-vis …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
UP — INDEX: 1. moving up to a higher place 2. looking, facing, or pointing upwards 3. to move upwards through the …
Longman Activator English vocab
RUB — INDEX: 1. to move your hand or a cloth several times over something 2. to make one thing rub against …
Longman Activator English vocab
AGAINST — • ↑ as against • ↑ be against • ↑ be against/be opposed to • ↑ come up against • …
Longman Activator English vocab
RUB — n. 25B6; verb Polly rubbed her arm : MASSAGE, knead; stroke, pat. he rubbed sun lotion on her back : …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
AGAINST — adv. 25B6; preposition a number of delegates were against the motion : OPPOSED TO, in opposition to, hostile to, averse …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
RUB — v. 1 massage, knead, stroke; scour, scrub, scrape, abrade, chafe, clean; wipe, smooth, polish, shine, buff, burnish Rub my back, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
UP — 1. нареч. 1) вверх по, по направлению к 2) вдоль по; вглубь 3) против (течения, ветра и т. п.) 4) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
RUB — 1. сущ. 1) трение; стирание 2) натирание; растирание an alcohol rub ≈ растирание спиртом 3) натертое место 4) неровность почвы …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
AGAINST — предл. 1) значение нахождения на определенном месте, в определенной позиции а) прямо напротив, лицом к, перед чем-л. тж. over against …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
UP — 1. ʌp n 1. поезд, автобус и т. п. , идущий в большой город, в столицу или на север 2. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
RUB — rub.ogg _I 1. rʌb n 1. трение 2. 1> натирание, растирание to give smth. a good rub - хорошенько потереть …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
AGAINST — against.ogg əʹge(ı)nst prep указывает на 1. противодействие чему-л. или несогласие с чем-л. 1> против to fight against smb., smth. - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
RUB — rub сущ.1) трение; стирание 2) натирание; растирание an alcohol rub — растирание спиртом 3) натертое место 4) неровность почвы (мешающая …
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger

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