Search Result for "run into":
Wordnet 3.0

VERB (4)

1. be beset by;
- Example: "The project ran into numerous financial difficulties"
[syn: run into, encounter]

2. collide violently with an obstacle;
- Example: "I ran into the telephone pole"
[syn: run into, bump into, jar against, butt against, knock against]

3. hit against; come into sudden contact with;
- Example: "The car hit a tree"
- Example: "He struck the table with his elbow"
[syn: hit, strike, impinge on, run into, collide with]

4. come together;
- Example: "I'll probably see you at the meeting"
- Example: "How nice to see you again!"
[syn: meet, run into, encounter, run across, come across, see]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

run into
    v 1: be beset by; "The project ran into numerous financial
         difficulties" [syn: run into, encounter]
    2: collide violently with an obstacle; "I ran into the telephone
       pole" [syn: run into, bump into, jar against, butt
       against, knock against]
    3: hit against; come into sudden contact with; "The car hit a
       tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow" [syn: hit,
       strike, impinge on, run into, collide with] [ant:
       miss]
    4: come together; "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How
       nice to see you again!" [syn: meet, run into,
       encounter, run across, come across, see]