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| brush1 |
a quick, light touch or short encounter. [1/6 definitions] |
| encounter |
When you encounter something, you come upon it suddenly. You don't expect to meet with it, but suddenly it is there. When you encounter a person, you meet them by chance. [4 definitions] |
| happen |
to encounter by chance (usually followed by "on" or "upon"). [1/4 definitions] |
| meet1 |
to come face to face with; encounter. [1/8 definitions] |
| meeting |
the act of coming face to face; encounter. [1/3 definitions] |
| on |
near to, as in an encounter. [1/20 definitions] |
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