| fight off | | |
| v. (competition) | 1. drive back, fight off, rebuff, repel, repulse | force or drive back.; "repel the attacker"; "fight off the onslaught"; "rebuff the attack" |
| ~ fight down, fight, fight back, oppose, defend | fight against or resist strongly.; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!" |
| fight off | | |
| run into | | |
| v. (stative) | 1. encounter, run into | be beset by.; "The project ran into numerous financial difficulties" |
| ~ be | have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun).; "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer" |
| v. (contact) | 2. bump into, butt against, jar against, knock against, run into | collide violently with an obstacle.; "I ran into the telephone pole" |
| ~ collide with, impinge on, hit, run into, strike | hit against; come into sudden contact with.; "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow" |
| v. (contact) | 3. collide with, hit, impinge on, run into, strike | hit against; come into sudden contact with.; "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow" |
| ~ stub | strike (one's toe) accidentally against an object.; "She stubbed her toe in the dark and now it's broken" |
| ~ touch | make physical contact with, come in contact with.; "Touch the stone for good luck"; "She never touched her husband" |
| ~ ping | hit with a pinging noise.; "The bugs pinged the lamp shade" |
| ~ spang, bang | leap, jerk, bang.; "Bullets spanged into the trees" |
| ~ rear-end | collide with the rear end of.; "The car rear-ended me" |
| ~ broadside | collide with the broad side of.; "her car broad-sided mine" |
| ~ connect | land on or hit solidly.; "The brick connected on her head, knocking her out" |
| ~ spat | strike with a sound like that of falling rain.; "Bullets were spatting the leaves" |
| ~ thud | strike with a dull sound.; "Bullets were thudding against the wall" |
| ~ bottom | strike the ground, as with a ship's bottom. |
| ~ bottom out | hit the ground.; "the car bottomed out where the driveway meets the road" |
| ~ bump, knock | knock against with force or violence.; "My car bumped into the tree" |
| ~ bump into, jar against, knock against, butt against, run into | collide violently with an obstacle.; "I ran into the telephone pole" |
| ~ strike | deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon.; "The teacher struck the child"; "the opponent refused to strike"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead" |
| ~ clash, collide | crash together with violent impact.; "The cars collided"; "Two meteors clashed" |
| ~ glance | hit at an angle. |
| v. (motion) | 4. come across, encounter, meet, run across, run into, see | come together.; "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!" |
| ~ intersect, cross | meet at a point. |
| ~ foregather, forgather, assemble, gather, meet | collect in one place.; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room" |
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