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Passage :: Passage (v. i.) A pass or en encounter; as, a passage at arms..

Fortitude :: Fortitude (n.) That strength or firmness of mind which enables a person to encounter danger with coolness and courage, or to bear pain or adversity without murmuring, depression, or despondency; passive courage; resolute endurance; firmness in confronting or bearing up against danger or enduring trouble..

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

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..

Counter :: Counter (n.) An encounter.

Formidable :: Formidable (a.) Exciting fear or apprehension; impressing dread; adapted to excite fear and deter from approach, encounter, or undertaking; alarming..

Stour :: Stour (n.) A battle or tumult; encounter; combat; disturbance; passion.

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

Rencounter :: Rencounter (v. t.) To attack hand to hand.

Assail :: Assail (v. t.) To encounter or meet purposely with the view of mastering, as an obstacle, difficulty, or the like..

Bicker :: Bicker (n.) A skirmish; an encounter.

Courage :: Courage (n.) That quality of mind which enables one to encounter danger and difficulties with firmness, or without fear, or fainting of heart; valor; boldness; resolution..

Rencounter :: Rencounter (v. i.) To meet unexpectedly; to encounter in a hostile manner; to come in collision; to skirmish.

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

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

Engage :: Engage (v. t.) To enter into contest with; to encounter; to bring to conflict.

Affront :: Affront (n.) An encounter either friendly or hostile.

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

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..

Lick :: Lick (v. t.) To strike with repeated blows for punishment; to flog; to whip or conquer, as in a pugilistic encounter..

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