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▸ noun:  (nautical, physics) A wind that blows directly against the course of a vehicle, like an aircraft, train, or ship.
▸ noun:  (transferred sense) A strong force that impedes or reverses progress.
▸ verb:  (transitive, uncommon) To blow directly against the course of a vehicle, like an aircraft, train, or ship.
▸ verb:  (idiomatic, uncommon) To impede or reverse progress.






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