encounter

a minor short-term fight

a casual or unexpected convergence; "he still remembers their meeting in Paris"; "there was a brief encounter in the hallway"

a casual meeting with a person or thing

a hostile disagreement face-to-face

come together; "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!"

come upon, as if by accident; meet with; "We find this idea in Plato"; "I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here"; "She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day"

be beset by; "The project ran into numerous financial difficulties"

experience as a reaction; "My proposal met with much opposition"

contend against an opponent in a sport, game, or battle; "Princeton plays Yale this weekend"; "Charlie likes to play Mary"