run-in
Brief hostile exchange
A run-in is a confrontation or clash, usually brief and hostile: I had a run-in with my neighbor over the fence.
The term suggests an unplanned encounter that turns contentious.
In printing and typesetting, run-in describes text that continues on the same line rather than starting a new paragraph.
Violent disagreement or collision
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
- altercationHeated verbal dispute
- argumentReasoned case or dispute
- quarrelAngry verbal dispute
scuffle · spat · tiff · squabble · disagreement · conflict · friction · encounter
Judicial examination of claims
- testEvaluative examination
- warm-upPre-activity preparation routine
- practiceRepeated work toward mastery
- rehearsalPre-performance practice session
shakedown · dry run · pilot · prelude · preparation · tuning · calibration · break-in
Inward cut or setback
- textWritten or printed words
- paragraphDistinct section of text
- hangingExecution by noose
- flushSame suit, five cards
margin · alignment · typesetting · layout · composition · formatting · spacing · justification
clash
Violent disagreement or collision
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
- altercationHeated verbal dispute
- argumentReasoned case or dispute
quarrel · scuffle · spat · tiff · squabble · disagreement · conflict · friction · encounter · brush
trial
Judicial examination of claims
- testEvaluative examination
- warm-upPre-activity preparation routine
- practiceRepeated work toward mastery
rehearsal · shakedown · dry run · pilot · prelude · preparation · tuning · calibration · break-in · debugging
indentation
Inward cut or setback
flush · margin · alignment · typesetting · layout · composition · formatting · spacing · justification
- wrestlingbody slam, wrestlers, takedown, pinfall, suplex
- disagreementsdisagree, argue, dispute, quarrel, argument
- disputesargument, beef, bicker, clash, conflict
- encountersencounter, meeting, chance encounter, close encounter, random encounter
- conflictclash, fight, war, battle, dispute
- commotioncommotion, clamor, brouhaha, bedlam, hullabaloo
run-inharmony
Agreement or musical blend
agreement · peace · reconciliation · accord · understanding
runner, running, runs, outrun, rerun, overrunning, runnable, underrun, run-ins