run into   (TTS Sound)

The verb run into has 4 senses

• run into, encounter -- (be beset by; "The project ran into numerous financial difficulties")


• run into, bump into, jar against, butt against, knock against -- (collide violently with an obstacle; "I ran into the telephone pole")


• hit, strike, impinge on, run into, collide with -- (hit against; come into sudden contact with; "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow")


• meet, run into, encounter, run across, come across, see -- (come together; "I'll probably see you at the meeting"; "How nice to see you again!")