encounter
noun
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a casual meeting with a person or thingcoming upon
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a minor short-term fightbrush
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a hostile disagreement face-to-faceface-offconfrontationshowdown
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a casual or unexpected convergencemeeting
verb
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contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battleplay
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come togethermeetseecome acrossrun intorun across
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come upon, as if by accidentfind
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be beset byrun into
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experience as a reactionmeetreceive