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encounter
encounter
SEE DEFINITION OF
encounter
WORDS RELATED TO
ENCOUNTER
risks
verb
take a chance
adventure
be caught short
beard
brave
chance
compromise
confront
dare
defy
defy danger
encounter
endanger
expose to danger
face
gamble
go out of one's depth
hang by a thread
hazard
imperil
jeopardize
jeopardy
leap before looking
leave to luck
meet
menace
peril
play with fire
plunge
put in jeopardy
run the chance
run the risk
skate on thin ice
speculate
tackle
take a flyer
take a header
take a plunge
take on
take the liberty
venture
wager
rivalry
noun
competition
antagonism
athletic event
bout
candidacy
clash
conflict
contest
duel
emulation
encounter
engagement
event
fight
game
jealousy
match
matchup
one on one
opposition
race
sport
strife
struggle
tournament
tug-of-war
run-in
noun
argument
altercation
bickering
brush
confrontation
contretemps
dispute
encounter
falling-out
fight
hassle
quarrel
row
set-to
skirmish
tussle
see
verb
accompany, guide
associate with
attend
bear company
call
come by
come over
conduct
consort with
date
direct
drop by
drop in
encounter
escort
go out with
go with
keep company with
lead
look up
meet
pilot
pop in
receive
route
run into
shepherd
show
speak to
steer
stop by
stop in
take out
usher
visit
walk
seen
verb
accompany, guide
associate with
attend
bear company
call
come by
come over
conduct
consort with
date
direct
drop by
drop in
encounter
escort
go out with
go with
keep company with
lead
look up
meet
pilot
pop in
receive
route
run into
shepherd
show
speak to
steer
stop by
stop in
take out
usher
visit
walk
shock
noun
complete surprise; blow
awe
bombshell
breakdown
bump
clash
collapse
collision
concussion
confusion
consternation
crash
distress
disturbance
double whammy
earthquake
encounter
excitement
eye-opener
hysteria
impact
injury
jarring
jolt
percussion
prostration
ram
scare
start
stroke
stupefaction
stupor
trauma
traumatism
turn
upset
whammy
wreck
skirmish
noun
fight
altercation
argument
battle
bout
brawl
brush
clash
combat
conflict
confrontation
disagreement
dispute
encounter
engagement
feud
fisticuffs
fracas
fray
melee
quarrel
row
ruckus
rumble
run-in
scrap
scuffle
strife
tiff
tussle
war
spot
verb
see, recognize
catch
catch sight of
descry
detect
determinate
diagnose
discern
discover
distinguish
encounter
espy
ferret out
find
identify
locate
make out
meet with
observe
pick out
pinpoint
place
point out
sight
trace
track
turn up
spots
verb
see, recognize
catch
catch sight of
descry
detect
determinate
diagnose
discern
discover
distinguish
encounter
espy
ferret out
find
identify
locate
make out
meet with
observe
pick out
pinpoint
place
point out
sight
trace
track
turn up
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