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encounter

(/E/n'k/AU/nt/@/r )

a minor short-term fight(noun.act)

Synonym:
brush, clash, skirmish

source: wordnet30
a casual or unexpected convergence(noun.event)

Example:
There was a brief encounter in the hallway.

Synonym:
meeting

source: wordnet30
a casual meeting with a person or thing(noun.act)

Synonym:
coming upon

source: wordnet30
a hostile disagreement face-to-face(noun.communication)

Synonym:
confrontation, face-off, showdown

source: wordnet30
A meeting face to face; a running against; a sudden or incidental meeting; an interview.(noun)

source: webster1913

come together(verb.motion)

Synonym:
come across, meet, run across, run into, see

source: wordnet30
come upon, as if by accident; meet with(verb.possession)

Synonym:
bump, chance, find, happen

source: wordnet30
be beset by(verb.stative)

Synonym:
run into

source: wordnet30
experience as a reaction(verb.stative)

Synonym:
meet, receive

source: wordnet30
contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle(verb.competition)

Synonym:
meet, play, take on

source: wordnet30
To come against face to face; to meet; to confront, either by chance, suddenly, or deliberately; especially, to meet in opposition or with hostile intent; to engage in conflict with; to oppose; to struggle with; as, to encounter a friend in traveling; two armies encounter each other; to encounter obstacles or difficulties, to encounter strong evidence of a truth.(verb)

source: webster1913
To meet face to face; to have a meeting; to meet, esp. as enemies; to engage in combat; to fight; as, three armies encountered at Waterloo.(verb)

source: webster1913

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