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hits up against

hits up against is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hit up against.

Meaning of hit up against

Verb

hit up against (third-person singular simple present hits up against, present participle hitting up against, simple past and past participle hit up against)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hit, up against.
  2. (figuratively, intransitive) To encounter barriers, problems or resistance due to (someone or something).
    • Our economic growth model will eventually hit up against hard ecological constraints.

Questions about hits up against

What is hits up against the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Hits up against is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hit up against.

Words near hits up against in the dictionary

  1. hits them licks
  2. hits too close to home
  3. hits two birds with one shot
  4. hits two targets with one arrow
  5. hits up
  6. hits up against
  7. hits upon
  8. hits with
  9. hits with the stupid stick
  10. hitscan
  11. hitscans

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