an encounter; a scrape or brush; especially one involving trouble or difficulty

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Definition of an encounter; a scrape or brush; especially one involving trouble or difficulty in English English dictionary

run-in

I heard his brother had a run-in with the police the other day.

Hyphenation

an encounter; a scrape or brush; es·pe·cial·ly one in·vol·ving trou·ble or dif·fi·cul·ty