RUN INTO

• (verb) hit against; come into sudden contact with

  "The car hit a tree", "He struck the table with his elbow"

  synonyms : collide with , hit , impinge on , strike

• (verb) collide violently with an obstacle

  "I ran into the telephone pole"

  synonyms : bump into , butt against , jar against , knock against

• (verb) come together

  "I'll probably see you at the meeting", "How nice to see you again!"

  synonyms : come across , encounter , meet , run across , see

• (verb) be beset by

  "The project ran into numerous financial difficulties"

  synonyms : encounter

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