(woodworking, of sanding or planing a piece of wood) Preventing a smooth, level surface from being formed by raising the nap of the wood or causing larger splinters to form ahead of the cutting tool below the cutting surface.

(transitive, idiomatic) To rebel or oppose to something formerly supported. / (transitive, intransitive) To set against or in opposition to something.

Relative to a deadline rather than a competitor. / With urgency.

(transitive) to attack or assault / (transitive, obsolete) to impinge against

simple past tense and past participle of turn against

present participle of turn against

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of turn against

(idiomatic) Facing; challenging, or opposing. / In contact with, abutting.

(transitive, idiomatic) To set in opposition to someone or something else.

(idiomatic) In a time-restricted manner, to meet a deadline, hurriedly, timed.