encounter

Noun
  1. A minor short-term fight (synset 100961487)
    is a type of: combat, fight, fighting, scrap - the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
    subtypes: contretemps - an awkward clash
    same as: brush, clash, skirmish
  2. A casual or unexpected convergence (synset 107429522)
    "he still remembers their meeting in Paris"; "there was a brief encounter in the hallway"
    is a type of: convergence - the occurrence of two or more things coming together
    subtypes: alignment, conjunction - (astronomy) apparent meeting or passing of two or more celestial bodies in the same degree of the zodiac
    same as: meeting
  3. A casual meeting with a person or thing (synset 100148007)
    is a type of: connection, connexion, joining - the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)
    same as: coming upon
  4. A hostile disagreement face-to-face (synset 107195703)
    is a type of: disagreement - the speech act of disagreeing or arguing or disputing
    same as: confrontation, face-off, showdown
Verb
  1. Come together (synset 202026953)
    "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!"
    subtypes: cross, intersect - meet at a point
    same as: come across, meet, run across, run into, see
    verb group: assemble, foregather, forgather, gather, meet - collect in one place
  2. Come upon, as if by accident;
    Meet with (synset 202253273)
    "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"
    same as: bump, chance, find, happen
  3. Be beset by (synset 202736201)
    "The project ran into numerous financial difficulties"
    is a type of: be - have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun)
    same as: run into
  4. Experience as a reaction (synset 202745355)
    "My proposal met with much opposition"
    is a type of: experience, have - undergo
    same as: meet, receive
  5. Contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle (synset 201081873)
    "Princeton plays Yale this weekend"; "Charlie likes to play Mary"
    entail: compete, contend, vie - compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others
    subtypes:
    • confront, face - oppose, as in hostility or a competition
    • replay - repeat a game against the same opponent
    same as: meet, play, take on
    verb group:
    • play - participate in games or sport
    • play - employ in a game or in a specific position
    • play - use or move
    • play - shoot or hit in a particular manner

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