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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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..
Passage :: Passage (v. i.) A pass or en encounter; as, a passage at arms..
Meet :: Meet (v. t.) To come together with hostile purpose; to have an encounter or conflict.
Encounterer :: Encounterer (n.) One who encounters; an opponent; an antagonist.
Shock :: Shock (v. i.) To meet with a shock; to meet in violent encounter.
Rencounter :: Rencounter (v. t.) To meet unexpectedly; to encounter.
Encounter :: 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..
Incur :: Incur (v. t.) To meet or fall in with, as something inconvenient, harmful, or onerous; to put one's self in the way of; to expose one's self to; to become liable or subject to; to bring down upon one's self; to encounter; to contract; as, to incur debt, danger, displeasure/ penalty, responsibility, etc..
Lick :: Lick (v. t.) To strike with repeated blows for punishment; to flog; to whip or conquer, as in a pugilistic encounter..
Bicker :: Bicker (n.) A skirmish; an encounter.
Affront :: Affront (v. t.) To front; to face in position; to meet or encounter face to face.
Encountering :: Encountering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Encounte.
Rencounter :: Rencounter (n.) A meeting of two persons or bodies; a collision; especially, a meeting in opposition or contest; a combat, action, or engagement..
Join :: "Join (v. t.) To accept, or engage in, as a contest; as, to join encounter, battle, issue..
Fistic :: Fistic (a.) Pertaining to boxing, or to encounters with the fists; puglistic; as, fistic exploits; fistic heroes..
Affront :: Affront (n.) An encounter either friendly or hostile.
Rencountered :: Rencountered (imp. & p. p.) of Rencounte.
Cope :: Cope (v. i.) To encounter; to meet; to have to do with.
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..
Congressive :: Congressive (a.) Encountering, or coming together..
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