run_into | ||
1. | [ verb ] be beset by | |
Synonyms: | encounter | |
Examples: | "The project ran into numerous financial difficulties" |
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Related terms: | be | |
2. | [ verb ] collide violently with an obstacle | |
Synonyms: | bump_into knock_against butt_against jar_against | |
Examples: | "I ran into the telephone pole" |
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Related terms: | hit | |
3. | [ verb ] hit against; come into sudden contact with | |
Synonyms: | hit strike impinge_on collide_with | |
Examples: | "The car hit a tree" "He struck the table with his elbow" |
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Related terms: | miss touch bump thud ping collide connect spang broadside bottom bottom_out spat rear-end strike collision contact striker | |
Similar spelling: |
ruminator rumination ran_into ruminate ruminative |