butt against

• Verbo frasal que significa empujar o golpear algo con la cabeza o los cuernos, o, en sentido figurado, chocar con resistencia u oposición.

A phrasal verb used to indicate pushing or striking against something with the head or horns, or figuratively, to encounter resistance or opposition.

incontable · intransitivo · phrasal, inseparable

1. To push or strike againstinformal

   To push or hit something with the head or horns, like an animal.

   topetar

   • The goat butted against the fence trying to escape.
   • He butted against the door with his shoulder to open it.
   • The ram butted against the tree repeatedly.

   Sinónimosbuntbuttgoreram

2. To confront or opposeinformal

   To come into conflict or opposition with something or someone.

   Enfrentarse u oponerse

   • His ideas butted against the company's strict policies.
   • She butted against the rules of the institution.
   • The new proposal butted against established traditions.

   Sinónimoschallengeconfrontdefyfaceopposeresistwithstand

   Antónimosaidassistbackendorsefavorhelpsidesupport

Verbo basebutt