Definition of encounter

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Encounter (v. t.) A meeting face to face; a running against; a sudden or incidental meeting; an interview.

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Justle :: Justle (n.) An encounter or shock; a jostle.
Rencontre :: Rencontre (n.) Same as Rencounter, n..
Congress :: Congress (n.) A sudden encounter; a collision; a shock; -- said of things.
Battle :: Battle (v. t.) A general action, fight, or encounter, in which all the divisions of an army are or may be engaged; an engagement; a combat..
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..
Encounter :: Encounter (v. t.) A meeting, with hostile purpose; hence, a combat; a battle; as, a bloody encounter..
Meet :: Meet (v. t.) To come together with hostile purpose; to have an encounter or conflict.
Congress :: Congress (n.) A meeting of individuals, whether friendly or hostile; an encounter..
Run :: Run (v. i.) To encounter or incur, as a danger or risk; as, to run the risk of losing one's life. See To run the chances, below..
Stour :: Stour (n.) A battle or tumult; encounter; combat; disturbance; passion.
Passage :: Passage (v. i.) A pass or en encounter; as, a passage at arms..
Rencountering :: Rencountering (p. pr. & vb/ n.) of Rencounte.
Counter :: Counter (n.) An encounter.
Entertain :: Entertain (v. t.) To meet or encounter, as an enemy..
Chock :: Chock (n.) An encounter.
Engage :: Engage (v. t.) To enter into contest with; to encounter; to bring to conflict.
Adventure :: Adventure (n.) The encountering of risks; hazardous and striking enterprise; a bold undertaking, in which hazards are to be encountered, and the issue is staked upon unforeseen events; a daring feat..
Taint :: Taint (n.) An injury done to a lance in an encounter, without its being broken; also, a breaking of a lance in an encounter in a dishonorable or unscientific manner..
Willywaw :: Willywaw (n.) A whirlwind, or whirlwind squall, encountered in the Straits of Magellan..
Bicker :: Bicker (n.) A skirmish; an encounter.
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