I. verb
1.
Synonyms: confront 1, affront, face, meet
Related Word: clash, collide, conflict
2.
Synonyms: engage 5, face, meet, take on
3.
Synonyms: meet 6, close, face, front
Related Word: ||bump (into), come (across), run (across), run (into)
Idioms: cross the path of, fall in with, meet up with
Contrasted words: miss, pass (by)
4.
Synonyms: find 1, catch, descry, detect, espy, hit (on or upon), meet (with), spot, turn up
II. noun
a sudden, hostile, and usually brief confrontation or dispute between factions or persons
a sharp courtroom encounter between opposing lawyers
Synonyms: brush, run-in, set-to, skirmish, velitation
Related Word: conflict, contest; scrap; fight, fray; battle; argument, contention, quarrel