(transitive, idiomatic) To function as a liability (for someone); to put into a condition of disadvantage. / (transitive, idiomatic) To serve as evidence which casts doubt upon.

(transitive) To have a strong feeling of not desiring to do something. / (transitive) To cause an individual to be in conflict or opposition with someone or something.

present participle of set against

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of set against

simple past tense and past participle of pit against

past participle of go against

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

(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.

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of turn against

simple past tense and past participle of turn against