| Agains | Albeit that it is again his kind. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ] Variants: Again |
| Againsay | v. t. To gainsay. [ Obs. ] Wyclif. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Against | prep. [ OE. agens, ageynes, AS. ongegn. The Jacob saw the angels of God come against him. Tyndale. [ 1913 Webster ] The gate would have been shut against her. Fielding. [ 1913 Webster ] An argument against the use of steam. Tyndale. [ 1913 Webster ] Urijah the priest made it, against King Ahaz came from Damascus. 2 Kings xvi. 11. [ 1913 Webster ]
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| Againstand | v. t. To withstand. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] |
| against the clock | (adv) as fast as possible; before a deadline, Syn. against time, Example: it was a race against the clock |