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Definition of encounter

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Encounter (adv.) To come against face to face; to meet; to confront, either by chance, suddenly, or deliberately; especially, to meet in opposition or with hostile intent; to engage in conflict with; to oppose; to struggle with; as, to encounter a friend in traveling; two armies encounter each other; to encounter obstacles or difficulties, to encounter strong evidence of a truth..

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Cope :: Cope (v. i.) To encounter; to meet; to have to do with.

Join :: "Join (v. t.) To accept, or engage in, as a contest; as, to join encounter, battle, issue..

Meet :: Meet (v. t.) To come together with hostile purpose; to have an encounter or conflict.

Chock :: Chock (n.) An encounter.

Congress :: Congress (n.) A meeting of individuals, whether friendly or hostile; an encounter..

Encounter :: Encounter (v. i.) To meet face to face; to have a meeting; to meet, esp. as enemies; to engage in combat; to fight; as, three armies encountered at Waterloo..

Congress :: Congress (n.) A sudden encounter; a collision; a shock; -- said of things.

Fistic :: Fistic (a.) Pertaining to boxing, or to encounters with the fists; puglistic; as, fistic exploits; fistic heroes..

Hazard :: Hazard (v. i.) To try the chance; to encounter risk or danger.

Affront :: Affront (v. t.) To face in defiance; to confront; as, to affront death; hence, to meet in hostile encounter..

Hosting :: Hosting (n.) An encounter; a battle.

Parry :: Parry (n.) A warding off of a thrust or blow, as in sword and bayonet exercises or in boxing; hence, figuratively, a defensive movement in debate or other intellectual encounter..

Rencounter :: Rencounter (v. t.) To meet unexpectedly; to encounter.

Cope :: Cope (v. t.) To match one's self against; to meet; to encounter.

Congressive :: Congressive (a.) Encountering, or coming together..

Justle :: Justle (n.) An encounter or shock; a jostle.

Justle :: Justle (v. i.) To run or strike against each other; to encounter; to clash; to jostle.

Encounter :: Encounter (v. t.) A meeting, with hostile purpose; hence, a combat; a battle; as, a bloody encounter..

Rencounter :: Rencounter (n.) A causal combat or action; a sudden contest or fight without premeditation, as between individuals or small parties..

Encounterer :: Encounterer (n.) One who encounters; an opponent; an antagonist.