encounter

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

v. t. meet, come across; engage, struggle, contend. —n. meeting, interview; collision, combat, battle, skirmish, brush, engagement. See contention, impulse, opposition, occurrence, contact.

II

(Roget's IV) n.

1. [A coming together]

Syn. meeting, confrontation, contact, rendezvous; see appointment 2 , meeting 1 .

2. [Hostile or violent contact]

Syn. conflict, clash, collision, brush; see battle 1 , fight 1 .

See Synonym Study at battle . v.

1. [To meet unexpectedly]

Syn. meet, come upon, face, confront; see find 1 , meet 6 .

2. [To meet in conflict]

Syn. battle, contend against, attack, struggle; see fight 2 , meet 6 .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

I

n.

meeting, confrontation, conjunction, brush.

II

v.

meet, confront, come face to face, happen upon, chance upon, cross paths, see, accost, face, bump into.

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I verb 1. To come up against: confront, face, meet1, run into. See MEET. 2. To meet face-to-face, especially defiantly: accost, confront, face, front. See MEET. 3. To enter into conflict with: engage, meet1, take on. Idiom: do (or join) battle with. See CONFLICT, MEET. II noun 1. A face-to-face, usually hostile meeting: confrontation, face-off. See MEET. 2. A brief, hostile exposure to or contact with something such as danger or opposition: brush2, clash, run-in, skirmish. See TOUCH.