SWIM AGAINST THE STREAM

Meaning of SWIM AGAINST THE STREAM in English

phrasal

: to move counter to or work against the prevailing or popular current (as in religion or politics)

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

SWIM AGAINST THE STREAM — {v. phr.} To do the opposite of what most people want to do; go against the way things are happening; …
Slang English vocab
SWIM AGAINST THE STREAM — {v. phr.} To do the opposite of what most people want to do; go against the way things are happening; …
Словарь английских идиом
SWIM AGAINST THE STREAM — идти против большинства
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SWIM AGAINST THE STREAM — идти против большинства
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
SWIM — I. ˈswim verb ( swam ˈswam, -aa(ə)m ; also chiefly dialect swimmed ˈswimd ; or swum ˈswəm ; swum also …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STREAM — I. ˈstrēm noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English strem, streme, from Old English strēam; akin to …
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
SWIM — (v. t.) To immerse in water that the lighter parts may float; as, to swim wheat in order to select …
Английский словарь Webster
SWIM — (v. t.) To cause or compel to swim; to make to float; as, to swim a horse across a river.
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
SWIM — ( v. t. ) To cause or compel to swim; to make to float; as, to swim a horse across …
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
SWIM — — swimmable , adj. — swimmer , n. /swim/ , v. , swam, swum, swimming , n. v.i. 1. to …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STREAM — — streamless , adj. — streamlike , adj. /streem/ , n. 1. a body of water flowing in a channel …
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
SWIM — I. ˈswim verb ( swam ˈswam ; swum ˈswəm ; swim·ming ) Etymology: Middle English swimmen, from Old English swimman; …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
STREAM — I. ˈstrēm noun Etymology: Middle English streme, from Old English strēam; akin to Old High German stroum stream, Greek rhein …
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
SWIM — vi to be overflowed or drenched. 2. swim ·vi to be filled with swimming animals. 3. swim ·noun the sound, …
Webster English vocab
STREAM — noun a beam or ray of light. 2. stream ·vt to unfurl. 3. stream ·vi to pour out, or emit, …
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
SWIM — [swim] vb swam ; swum ; swim.ming [ME swimmen, fr. OE swimman; akin to OHG swimman to swim] vi (bef. …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
STREAM — [stream] n [ME streme, fr. OE stream; akin to OHG stroum stream, Gk rhein to flow] (bef. 12c) 1: a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SWIM — / swɪm; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb ( swim·ming , swam / swæm; NAmE / swum / swʌm; …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STREAM — / striːm; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. a small narrow river : mountain streams —see also downstream …
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
SWIM — I. swim 1 S3 /swɪm/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense swam /swæm/, past participle swum /swʌm/, present participle swimming …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
STREAM — I. stream 1 W3 /striːm/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ] 1 . SMALL RIVER a natural …
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
SWIM — v. & n. --v. (swimming; past swam; past part. swum) 1 intr. propel the body through water by working the …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
STREAM — n. & v. --n. 1 a flowing body of water, esp. a small river. 2 a the flow of a …
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
SWIM — v. & n. v. (swimming; past swam; past part. swum) 1 intr. propel the body through water by working the …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
STREAM — n. & v. n. 1 a flowing body of water, esp. a small river. 2 a the flow of a …
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
SWIM — v. & n. --v. (swimming; past swam; past part. swum) 1. intr. propel the body through water by working the …
Oxford English vocab
STREAM — n. & v. --n. 1. a flowing body of water, esp. a small river. 2 a the flow of a …
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
SWIM — ( swims, swimming, swam, swum) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. When …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
STREAM — ( streams, streaming, streamed) Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English. 1. A stream …
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
SWIM — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a driving/swimming etc lesson ▪ Dad said he'd pay for driving lessons as my …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
STREAM — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a flood/stream of inquiries ▪ The special offer has produced a flood of inquiries …
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
SWIM — (SEEM TO MOVE) [verb] [I] swimming, [past simple] swam, [past participle] swum - (of an object) to seem to move …
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
SWIM — See: IN THE SWIM, SINK OR SWIM.
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
SWIM — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ evening , morning , regular ▪ long , quick ▪ How about a quick ~ before …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
STREAM — I. noun 1 small river ADJECTIVE ▪ little , small ▪ shallow ▪ clear ▪ fast-flowing , rushing ▪ bubbling …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
AGAINST — • ↑ as against • ↑ be against • ↑ be against/be opposed to • ↑ come up against • …
Longman Activator English vocab
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
SWIM — See: IN THE SWIM, SINK OR SWIM.
Словарь английских идиом
SWIM — Slow, graceful, undesired movements of display elements, groups, or images about their mean position on a display surface, such as …
Telecommunication Standard Terms English vocab
SWIM — 1. сущ. 1) плавание, купание to have/take a swim ≈ поплавать 2) скольжение, плавное движение 3) (the swim) течение (событий, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
STREAM — 1. сущ. 1) поток, река, ручей; струя, течение to ford a stream ≈ переходить ручей вброд mountain stream ≈ горный …
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
SWIM — swim.ogg 1. swım n 1. 1> плавание to go for a swim - пойти поплавать to have /to take/ a …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
STREAM — stream.ogg 1. stri:m n 1. 1> речка; ручей, ручеёк 2> воен. водная преграда stream crossing - переправа; преодоление водных преград …
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
STREAM — 1) поток; течение; струя || протекать; течь; струиться 2) водоток; река 3) поток продукта или продукции 4) каскад, печатная продукция, …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
STREAM — 1) поток; течение; струя || протекать; течь; струиться 2) водоток; река 3) поток продукта или продукции 4) каскад, печатная продукция, уложенная ступенчато • on stream …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО

Webster's New International English Dictionary

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