run into

1. 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: encounter
2. Collide violently with an obstacle (synset 201242872)
   "I ran into the telephone pole"
   is a type of: collide with, hit, impinge on, run into, strike - hit against; come into sudden contact with
   same as: bump into, butt against, jar against, knock against
3. Hit against;
   Come into sudden contact with (synset 201238728)
   "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow"
   is a type of: touch - make physical contact with, come in contact with
   subtypes:

   • stub - strike (one's toe) accidentally against an object
   • ping - hit with a pinging noise
   • bang, spang - leap, jerk, bang
   • rear-end - collide with the rear end of
   • broadside - collide with the broad side of
   • connect - land on or hit solidly
   • spat - strike with a sound like that of falling rain
   • thud - strike with a dull sound
   • bottom - strike the ground, as with a ship's bottom
   • bottom out - hit the ground
   • bump, knock - knock against with force or violence
   • bump into, butt against, jar against, knock against, run into - collide violently with an obstacle
   • clash, collide - crash together with violent impact
   • glance - hit at an angle
   same as: collide with, hit, impinge on, strike
   verb group: strike - deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
4. 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, meet, run across, see
   verb group: assemble, foregather, forgather, gather, meet - collect in one place

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