What is "run into"

vb. 1 (context intransitive but with prepositional object literally English) To enter by running. 2 (context intransitive but with prepositional object English) To collide with. 3 (context transitive and with prepositional object English) To cause to collide with. 4 (context intransitive but with prepositional object by extension English) To encounter or meet unexpectedly (literally or figuratively). 5 (context intransitive but with prepositional object dated of flowing water English) To reach, to flow into (a body of water). 6 (context intransitive but with prepositional object English) To blend into; to be followed by or adjacent to without there being a clear boundary. 7 (context transitive and with prepositional object English) To cause to blend into. 8 To reach a large figure.

1. v. be beset by; "The project ran into numerous financial difficulties" [syn: encounter]

2. collide violently with an obstacle; "I ran into the telephone pole" [syn: bump into, jar against, butt against, knock against]

3. hit against; come into sudden contact with; "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow" [syn: hit, strike, impinge on, collide with] [ant: miss]