Encounter

Meaning

Verb

●

To

(someone) or find (something), especially unexpectedly.

●

To

(someone

)

to

.

●

To

in

,

an enemy.

●

In Indian English:

To

someone extrajudicially.

Noun

●

A

, especially one that is

or unexpected.

●

A

, often

; a

,

, or

, as between combatants.

●

In Sports:

A

between two

sides.

●

In Sexuality:

A

;

sexual activity

, especially

or

, between people not in a

relationship, that usually does not lead to the

of a relationship, and may or may not

again. A

could be

or

; in the latter case, it is a

. A

that

only once is

known as a one-night stand.

●

In Indian English:

An

or execution.

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