encounter
in kown ter
- n a minor short-term fight
- n a casual or unexpected convergence
there was a brief encounter in the hallway - n a casual meeting with a person or thing
- n a hostile disagreement face-to-face
- v come together
- v come upon, as if by accident; meet with
- v be beset by
- v experience as a reaction
- v contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle
- When an unidentified militant was reportedly killed in "an encounter" with police commandos in the northeast Indian state of Manipur on July 23, the news created only a minor stir.
- NEW YORK: Today's entry in the parade of women who claim to have had sexual encounters with the President is Elizabeth Ward Gracen, a 37-year-old actress and former Miss America.
- January-March 1996: Continued Sexual Encounters .