encounter
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Sense: Verb: meet unexpectedly
Synonyms:
run into , bump into , meet Collocations, meet with, find Collocations, see Collocations, come across, stumble upon, come upon, chance upon, happen upon, find yourself face to face with, experience Collocations, go through, live through
Sense: Verb: meet in conflict
Synonyms:
battle Collocations, fight Collocations, attack Collocations, struggle Collocations, combat, engage Collocations, take on, come up against, meet Collocations, meet sb in battle, meet sb head-on, do battle with, clash with, face Collocations, stand up to, face up to, contend with, contend against
Sense: Noun: gathering
Synonyms:
gathering Collocations, meeting Collocations, appointment Collocations, meetup , meet-up , meet Collocations, conference Collocations, get-together , rendezvous, rally Collocations, tryst
Sense: Noun: hostile or violent contact
Synonyms:
conflict Collocations, clash Collocations, battle Collocations, fight Collocations, brush Collocations, confrontation, contact Collocations, run-in , collision, altercation, row Collocations , quarrel Collocations, contretemps, duel, skirmish, combat, struggle Collocations, warfare Collocations, fighting Collocations, scrap Collocations , punch-up , set-to , dispute Collocations