encounter

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

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