pushing up against

A form of push up against — To generate pressure on (someone or something); to challenge.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of push up against
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APA

pushing up against. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pushing%20up%20against

MLA

“pushing up against.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pushing%20up%20against. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pushing up against,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pushing%20up%20against.

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