RAN HIS HEAD AGAINST A BRICK WALL

Meaning of RAN HIS HEAD AGAINST A BRICK WALL in English

ran up against an obstacle, was stopped in his tracks

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
RAN — see: run
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
WALL — I Any of various upright constructions used to divide or enclose a room or building. In traditional masonry construction, curtain …
Английский словарь Британика
WALL — I. ˈwȯl noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English weall rampart, wall; akin to Old Saxon wal …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
RAN — I. Etymology: Middle English, from Old English & Old Norse rann past of run II. ˈran noun ( -s ) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HIS — I. Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, gen. of hē he — more at he obsolete possessive of he I …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HEAD
Webster's New International English Dictionary
BRICK — I. ˈbrik noun ( -s ; see sense 2 ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English bryke, from Middle French …
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
RAN — (imp.) of Run
Английский словарь Webster
RAN — (n.) Yarns coiled on a spun-yarn winch.
Английский словарь Webster
RAN — (n.) Open robbery.
Английский словарь Webster
RAN — () imp. of Run.
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AGAINST — (prep.) In opposition to, whether the opposition is of sentiment or of action; on the other side; counter to; in …
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RAN — imp. of Run.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RAN — ( n. ) Yarns coiled on a spun-yarn winch.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RAN — ( n. ) Open robbery.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RAN — ( imp. ) of Run
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
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
RAN — /rahn/ , n. Scand. Myth. a sea goddess who drags down ships and drowns sailors: the wife of Aegir.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
RAN — /ran/ , v. pt. of run .
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HEAD — — headlike , adj. /hed/ , n. 1. the upper part of the body in humans, joined to the trunk …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
BRICK — — bricklike, brickish , adj. /brik/ , n. 1. a block of clay hardened by drying in the sun or …
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
RAN — non-profit organization that works to protect the rainforests and other environmental issues
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WALL — I. ˈwȯl noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English weall; akin to Middle High German wall; both from Latin vallum …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
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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
RAN — past of run
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WALL — noun the side of a level or drift. 2. wall ·noun the country rock bounding a vein laterally. 3. wall …
Webster English vocab
RAN — imp. of run. 2. ran ·noun open robbery. 3. ran ·impf of run. 4. ran ·noun yarns coiled on a …
Webster English vocab
HEAD
Webster English vocab
BRICK — noun a good fellow; a merry person; as, you 're a brick. 2. brick ·vt to lay or pave with …
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
RAN — past of run .
Concise Oxford English vocab
RAN — ■ abbreviation Royal Australian Navy.
Concise Oxford English vocab
WALL — [wall] n [ME, fr. OE weall; akin to MHG wall; both fr. L vallum rampart, fr. vallus stake, palisade; perh. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
RAN — [ran] past of run
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BRICK — [brick] n, often attrib [ME bryke, fr. MF brique, fr. MD bricke] (15c) 1 pl bricks or brick : a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BRICK — a small rectangular block of fired clay used in the construction of foundations, walls, piers, buttresses, and arches of buildings …
Britannica English vocabulary
RAN — ran BrE AmE ræn
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WALL — / wɔːl; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. a long vertical solid structure, made of stone, brick or …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
RAN — pt of run
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HEAD
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BRICK — / brɪk; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C , U ] baked clay used for building …
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
WALL — I. wall 1 S1 W1 /wɔːl $ wɒːl/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: weall ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
RAN — ran /ræn/ BrE AmE the past tense of ↑ run
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
BRICK — I. brick 1 S2 W3 /brɪk/ BrE AmE noun [ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: French ; Origin: brique , from …
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
WALL — n. & v. --n. 1 a a continuous and usu. vertical structure of usu. brick or stone, having little width …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RAN — past of RUN.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
RAN — abbr. Royal Australian Navy.
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HEAD — n., adj., & v. --n. 1 the upper part of the human body, or the foremost or upper part of …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BRICK — n., v., & adj. --n. 1 a a small, usu. rectangular, block of fired or sun-dried clay, used in building. …
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
WALL — n. & v. n. 1 a a continuous and usu. vertical structure of usu. brick or stone, having little width …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HEAD — n., adj., & v. n. 1 the upper part of the human body, or the foremost or upper part of …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BRICK — n., v., & adj. n. 1 a a small, usu. rectangular, block of fired or sun-dried clay, used in building. …
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
WALL — n. & v. --n. 1. a a continuous and usu. vertical structure of usu. brick or stone, having little width …
Oxford English vocab
HEAD — n., adj., & v. --n. 1. the upper part of the human body, or the foremost or upper part of …
Oxford English vocab

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