encounter
- Verb. (transitive) To meet (someone) or find (something) unexpectedly.
- Verb. (transitive) To confront (someone or something), notably face to face.
- Verb. (transitive) To engage in conflict, as with an enemy.
- Noun. An unplanned or unexpected meeting.
- Noun. A hostile meeting; a confrontation or skirmish.
- Noun. A sudden, often violent clash, as between combattants.
- Noun. (sports) A match between two opposing sides.
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