meet

Noun
  1. A meeting at which a number of athletic contests are held (synset 107482986)
    is a type of: athletic competition, athletic contest, athletics - a contest between athletes
    subtypes:
    • gymkhana - a meet at which riders and horses display a range of skills and aptitudes
    • race meeting - a regular occasion on which a number of horse races are held on the same track
    • regatta - a meeting for boat races
    • swim meet, swimming meet - a swimming competition between two or more teams
    • track meet - a track and field competition between two or more teams
    has: track and field - participating in athletic sports performed on a running track or on the field associated with it
    same as: sports meeting
Adjective
  1. Being precisely fitting and right (synset 301373068)
    "it is only meet that she should be seated first"
    similar to: just - used especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fitting
    same as: fitting
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, encounter, run across, run into, see
    verb group: assemble, foregather, forgather, gather, meet - collect in one place
  2. Get together socially or for a specific purpose (synset 202492581)
    subtypes:
    same as: get together
  3. Be adjacent or come together (synset 202716276)
    "The lines converge at this point"
    subtypes: breast - meet at breast level
    same as: converge
    verb group: adjoin, contact, meet, touch - be in direct physical contact with; make contact
  4. Fill, satisfy or meet a want or need or condtion ro restriction (synset 201185870)
    "does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?"; "This job doesn't match my dreams"; "meet a need"
    is a type of: cater, ply, provide, supply - give what is desired or needed, especially support, food or sustenance
    subtypes:
    same as: conform to, fill, fit, fulfil, fulfill, satisfy
  5. Collect in one place (synset 202433771)
    "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room"
    is a type of: interact - act together or towards others or with others
    subtypes:
    • aggroup, group - form a group or group together
    • meet - meet by design; be present at the arrival of
    • congregate - come together, usually for a purpose
    • hive - move together in a hive or as if in a hive
    • fort, fort up - gather in, or as if in, a fort, as for protection or defense
    • convene - meet formally
    • clump, cluster, constellate, flock - come together as in a cluster or flock
    • crowd, crowd together - to gather together in large numbers
    • converge - move or draw together at a certain location
    • turn out - come and gather for a public event
    • caucus - meet to select a candidate or promote a policy
    • club - gather and spend time together
    same as: assemble, foregather, forgather, gather
    verb group: come across, encounter, meet, run across, run into, see - come together
  6. Get to know;
    Get acquainted with (synset 202602110)
    "I met this really handsome guy at a bar last night!"; "we met in Singapore"
  7. Meet by design;
    Be present at the arrival of (synset 202026650)
    "Can you meet me at the train station?"
    is a type of: assemble, foregather, forgather, gather, meet - collect in one place
    subtypes: meet up with - meet with by appointment
  8. 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: encounter, 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
  9. Experience as a reaction (synset 202745355)
    "My proposal met with much opposition"
    is a type of: experience, have - undergo
    same as: encounter, receive
  10. Undergo or suffer (synset 202114536)
    "meet a violent death"; "suffer a terrible fate"
    is a type of: experience, go through, see - undergo or live through a difficult experience
    same as: suffer
  11. Be in direct physical contact with;
    Make contact (synset 201208316)
    "The two buildings touch"; "Their hands touched"; "The wire must not contact the metal cover"; "The surfaces contact at this point"
    subtypes:
    same as: adjoin, contact, touch
    verb group: converge, meet - be adjacent or come together

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