RUN INTO as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • hit against
    • come into sudden contact with
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The car hit a tree
    • He struck the table with his elbow
    Hypernyms(s) run into is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Antonym(s) Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • collide violently with an obstacle
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • I ran into the telephone pole
    Hypernyms(s) run into is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  3. Meaning
    • be beset by
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • The project ran into numerous financial difficulties
    Hypernyms(s) run into is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower