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Sud (tourism) and against (iou)


Sud (tourism)


Sud is a department of Haiti.





against (iou)



against preposition & conjunction. ME.
[from AGAIN + -S3 + t as in amidst, amongst, etc.]
A. preposition.
I. Of motion or action in opposition.
In hostility or active opposition to; in competition with; to the disadvantage of. ME.
Bible (AV): Genesis 16:12 His hand will be against euery man. G. J. Whyte-Melville I rode a race against Bob Dashwood. E. Waugh Even his good qualities of geniality and impetuosity counted against him, for his parties..got talked about. D. H. Lawrence Effie sided with Tom against Frank. K. Amis No Welsh witness would testify against them.
b. Betting. In expectation of the failure of. With specified odds: with that likelihood of failure of. Also ellipt. M19.
Disraeli I'll take the odds against Caravan. D. Runyon All life is six to five against.
In resistance to, as protection from. ME.
Milton Here only weak Against the charm of Beauty's powerful glance. B. Bainbridge The men with the sacks over their shoulders against the rain.
In opposition in tendency or character to; contrary to. ME.
Coleridge No power on earth can oblige me to act against my conscience.
Towards with hostile intent. arch. ME.
Bible (AV): Luke 14:31 To meete him that commeth against him with twentie thousand.
In the opposite direction to, counter to. LME.
J. Stallworthy Walking against the wind.
II. Of position.
Directly opposite, facing. Now chiefly in over against s.v. OVER adverb. ME.
b. Exposed to (light, cold, etc.). LME-E18.
Shakespeare Sonnets Those boughs which shake against the cold.
In the sight or presence of. ME-E16.
fig. With respect to. arch. LME.
Near, adjoining. Now dial. LME.
III. Of mutual opposition or relation.
In return for; instead of. ME.
H. Martineau To exchange wheat against bullocks.
Weighed in the opposite scale to (lit. & fig.). ME.
A. Thwaite Seven hundred years of labour-saving gadgets Weigh little in the balance put against you.
fig. In contrast with. Also as against. ME.
IV. Of time.
Drawing towards, close to. obsolete exc. dial. ME.
In anticipation of, in preparation for. ME.
L. Durrell Comestibles specially prepared against a feast-day.
V. Of motion towards, or contact with.
Towards, to meet. Long obsolete exc. dial. ME.
Into contact with, into collision with. LME.
W. Trevor Breakers crashed against the wall of the promenade.
In contact with, supported by. L16.
W. Owen Under his helmet, up against his pack,..Sleep took him by the brow and laid him back. R. Chandler There was a bar against the right hand wall.
Of something seen: in front of, having as background. E19.
J. Betjeman Still I see Twigs and serrated leaves against the sky.
Phrases: against Nature: see Nature noun. against the clock, against time so as to complete a task by a certain time, with a time-limit. against the grain: see GRAIN noun1. against the hair: see HAIR noun. against the world: see WORLD noun. run up against colloq. meet accidentally. up against: see UP adverb2 & adjective2.
b. conjunction. Before the time that; in anticipation of the time that. arch. ME.
Thackeray Shutting his shutters.., against service commenced.