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n. a casual meeting with a person or thing

n. a casual or unexpected convergence; "he still remembers their meeting in Paris"; "there was a brief encounter in the hallway"

brush, clash, encounter, skirmish

n. a minor short-term fight

confrontation, encounter, showdown, face-off

n. a hostile disagreement face-to-face

run into, encounter

v. be beset by; "The project ran into numerous financial difficulties"

meet, encounter, receive

v. experience as a reaction; "My proposal met with much opposition"

meet, encounter, play, take on

v. contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle; "Princeton plays Yale this weekend"; "Charlie likes to play Mary"

find, happen, chance, bump, encounter

v. come upon, as if by accident; meet with; "We find this idea in Plato"; "I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here"; "She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day"

meet, run into, encounter, run across, come across, see

v. come together; "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!"

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fight

n. a boxing or wrestling match; "the fight was on television last night"

conflict, struggle, battle

n. an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine; "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs"

battle, conflict, fight, engagement

n. a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement"

engagement, participation, involvement, involution

n. the act of sharing in the activities of a group; "the teacher tried to increase his students' engagement in class activities"

affray, altercation, fracas

n. noisy quarrel

rumble

n. a servant's seat (or luggage compartment) in the rear of a carriage

war, state of war

n. a legal state created by a declaration of war and ended by official declaration during which the international rules of war apply; "war was declared in November but actual fighting did not begin until the following spring"

hostility, enmity, antagonism

n. a state of deep-seated ill-will

contest

n. a struggle between rivals

betrothal, troth, engagement

n. a mutual promise to marry

conflict, struggle, battle

n. an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine; "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs"

meeting, coming together

n. the social act of assembling for some common purpose; "his meeting with the salesmen was the high point of his day"

affect, impact, bear upon, bear on, touch on, touch

v. have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?"

meet, encounter, play, take on

v. contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle; "Princeton plays Yale this weekend"; "Charlie likes to play Mary"

meet, run into, encounter, run across, come across, see

v. come together; "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!"

undergo

v. pass through; "The chemical undergoes a sudden change"; "The fluid undergoes shear"; "undergo a strange sensation"

meet, encounter, receive

v. experience as a reaction; "My proposal met with much opposition"

meet, run into, encounter, run across, come across, see

v. come together; "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!"

equal, touch, rival, match

v. be equal to in quality or ability; "Nothing can rival cotton for durability"; "Your performance doesn't even touch that of your colleagues"; "Her persistence and ambition only matches that of her parents"

contend, fight, struggle

v. be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country"

weather, endure, brave, brave out

v. face and withstand with courage; "She braved the elements"

meet, encounter, play, take on

v. contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle; "Princeton plays Yale this weekend"; "Charlie likes to play Mary"

meet, encounter, receive

v. experience as a reaction; "My proposal met with much opposition"

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