Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  meet 
 
  9  of  13  senses  of  meet 
 
  Sense  1 
  meet  ran  into  encounter,  run  across  come  across  see 
  =>  intersect,  cross 
 
  Sense  2 
  meet  get  together 
  =>  pick  up 
  =>  reunite 
  =>  rendezvous 
  =>  visit,  call  in  call 
  =>  celebrate,  fete 
 
  Sense  3 
  converge,  meet 
  =>  breast 
 
  Sense  4 
  meet  satisfy,  fill,  fulfill,  fulfil 
  =>  answer 
  =>  quell,  stay,  appease 
  =>  feed  on  feed  upon 
  =>  quench,  slake,  allay,  assuage 
 
  Sense  5 
  meet  fit  conform  to 
  =>  coordinate 
  =>  behoove,  behove 
  =>  satisfy,  fulfill,  fulfil,  live  up  to 
  =>  suit,  accommodate,  fit 
 
  Sense  8 
  meet  gather,  assemble,  forgather,  foregather 
  =>  group  aggroup 
  =>  meet 
  =>  convene 
  =>  converge 
  =>  caucus 
  =>  club 
 
  Sense  9 
  meet 
  =>  meet  up  with 
 
  Sense  10 
  meet  encounter,  play,  take  on 
  =>  confront,  face 
  =>  replay 
 
  Sense  13 
  touch,  adjoin,  meet  contact 
  =>  cover,  spread  over 
  =>  cling,  cleave,  adhere,  stick,  cohere 
  =>  rub,  fray,  fret,  chafe,  scratch 
  =>  attach 
  =>  hug 
  =>  border,  adjoin,  edge,  abut,  butt,  butt  against,  butt  on 
  =>  surround,  skirt,  border 
  =>  lean  on  rest  on  lean  against 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  meet 
 
  9  of  13  senses  of  meet 
 
  Sense  1 
  meet  ran  into  encounter,  run  across  come  across  see 
  =>  intersect,  cross 
  =>  cross 
 
  Sense  2 
  meet  get  together 
  =>  pick  up 
  =>  reunite 
  =>  rendezvous 
  =>  visit,  call  in  call 
  =>  see 
  =>  see 
  =>  drop  by  drop  in  come  by 
  =>  celebrate,  fete 
  =>  revel,  racket,  make  whoopie,  make  merry,  make  happy,  whoop  it  up  wassail 
  =>  carouse,  roister,  riot 
  =>  party 
  =>  receive 
 
  Sense  3 
  converge,  meet 
  =>  breast 
 
  Sense  4 
  meet  satisfy,  fill,  fulfill,  fulfil 
  =>  answer 
  =>  quell,  stay,  appease 
  =>  feed  on  feed  upon 
  =>  quench,  slake,  allay,  assuage 
 
  Sense  5 
  meet  fit  conform  to 
  =>  coordinate 
  =>  behoove,  behove 
  =>  satisfy,  fulfill,  fulfil,  live  up  to 
  =>  suffice,  do  answer,  serve 
  =>  tide  over  bridge  over  keep  going 
  =>  go  a  long  way 
  =>  serve,  function 
  =>  prelude 
  =>  act  as 
  =>  qualify,  measure  up 
  =>  go  around 
  =>  cover 
  =>  suit,  accommodate,  fit 
 
  Sense  8 
  meet  gather,  assemble,  forgather,  foregather 
  =>  group  aggroup 
  =>  team,  team  up 
  =>  gang,  gang  up 
  =>  brigade 
  =>  meet 
  =>  meet  up  with 
  =>  convene 
  =>  reconvene 
  =>  sit 
  =>  converge 
  =>  concentrate 
  =>  caucus 
  =>  club 
 
  Sense  9 
  meet 
  =>  meet  up  with 
 
  Sense  10 
  meet  encounter,  play,  take  on 
  =>  confront,  face 
  =>  front,  breast 
  =>  take  the  bull  by  the  horns 
  =>  pit,  oppose,  match,  play  off 
  =>  tackle,  take  on 
  =>  rise 
  =>  replay 
 
  Sense  13 
  touch,  adjoin,  meet  contact 
  =>  cover,  spread  over 
  =>  flood 
  =>  flow 
  =>  inundate,  deluge,  submerge 
  =>  swamp,  drench 
  =>  bloody 
  =>  mist,  mist  over 
  =>  glaciate 
  =>  strew 
  =>  grass,  grass  over 
  =>  coat,  cake 
  =>  submerge,  drown,  overwhelm 
  =>  mantle 
  =>  blanket 
  =>  carpet 
  =>  smother 
  =>  shroud 
  =>  cling,  cleave,  adhere,  stick,  cohere 
  =>  mold 
  =>  conglutinate 
  =>  agglutinate 
  =>  rub,  fray,  fret,  chafe,  scratch 
  =>  attach 
  =>  leech  onto 
  =>  hug 
  =>  border,  adjoin,  edge,  abut,  butt,  butt  against,  butt  on 
  =>  neighbor,  neighbour 
  =>  surround,  skirt,  border 
  =>  fringe 
  =>  girdle,  gird 
  =>  enclose,  inclose,  shut  in 
  =>  tuck,  insert 
  =>  wall  in  wall  up 
  =>  brick  in  brick  up  brick  over 
  =>  embower,  bower 
  =>  enshrine,  shrine 
  =>  encase,  case 
  =>  pack 
  =>  containerize 
  =>  bag 
  =>  pouch 
  =>  bundle,  bundle  up  roll  up 
  =>  stow,  load 
  =>  box,  package 
  =>  sack 
  =>  crate 
  =>  immerse,  engross,  swallow,  swallow  up  bury,  eat  up 
  =>  frame,  frame  in  border 
  =>  glass,  glass  in 
  =>  bank 
  =>  dike,  dyke 
  =>  encapsulate 
  =>  fence,  fence  in 
  =>  rope  in  rope  off  cordon  off 
  =>  casket 
  =>  corral 
  =>  fortify,  fort 
  =>  trench 
  =>  hem  in 
  =>  lean  on  rest  on  lean  against 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  meet 
 
  1  of  13  senses  of  meet 
 
  Sense  10 
  meet  encounter,  play,  take  on 
  =>  compete,  vie,  contend 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  meet 
 
  13  senses  of  meet 
 
  Sense  1 
  meet  ran  into  encounter,  run  across  come  across  see 
 
  Sense  2 
  meet  get  together 
 
  Sense  3 
  converge,  meet 
 
  Sense  4 
  meet  satisfy,  fill,  fulfill,  fulfil 
  =>  provide,  supply,  ply,  cater 
 
  Sense  5 
  meet  fit  conform  to 
  =>  match,  fit  correspond,  check,  jibe,  gibe,  tally,  agree 
 
  Sense  6 
  meet  match,  cope  with 
  =>  cope,  get  by  make  out  make  do  contend,  grapple,  deal  manage 
 
  Sense  7 
  meet 
 
  Sense  8 
  meet  gather,  assemble,  forgather,  foregather 
  =>  interact 
 
  Sense  9 
  meet 
  =>  meet  gather,  assemble,  forgather,  foregather 
 
  Sense  10 
  meet  encounter,  play,  take  on 
 
  Sense  11 
  meet  encounter,  receive 
  =>  have  experience 
 
  Sense  12 
  suffer,  meet 
  =>  experience,  undergo,  see  go  through 
 
  Sense  13 
  touch,  adjoin,  meet  contact 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  meet 
 
  meet  used  as  a  verb  is  familiar  (polysemy  count  =  13) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  meet 
 
  Sense  1 
  meet  ran  into  encounter,  run  across  come  across  see 
 
  Sense  8 
  meet  gather,  assemble,  forgather,  foregather 
  =>  interact 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  converge,  meet 
 
  Sense  13 
  touch,  adjoin,  meet  contact 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  meet  get  together 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  meet  satisfy,  fill,  fulfill,  fulfil 
  =>  provide,  supply,  ply,  cater 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  meet  fit  conform  to 
  =>  match,  fit  correspond,  check,  jibe,  gibe,  tally,  agree 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  6 
  meet  match,  cope  with 
  =>  cope,  get  by  make  out  make  do  contend,  grapple,  deal  manage 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  7 
  meet 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  9 
  meet 
  =>  meet  gather,  assemble,  forgather,  foregather 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  10 
  meet  encounter,  play,  take  on 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  11 
  meet  encounter,  receive 
  =>  have  experience 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  12 
  suffer,  meet 
  =>  experience,  undergo,  see  go  through 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  met 
  aldomet 
  armet 
  balaclava  helmet 
  batting  helmet 
  calumet 
  comet 
  crash  helmet 
  david  mamet 
  emmet 
  football  helmet 
  gas  helmet 
  gourmet 
  grommet 
  grummet 
  helmet 
  kamet 
  kismet 
  mahomet 
  mamet 
  metabolic  acidosis 
  metabolic  alkalosis 
  metabolic  disorder 
  metabolic  process 
  metabolic  rate 
  metabolism 
  metabolite 
  metacarpal 
  metacarpal  artery 
  metacarpal  bone 
  metacarpal  vein 
  metacarpophalangeal  joint 
  metacarpus 
  metacentric  chromosome 
  metacyesis 
  metagenesis 
  metaknowledge 
  metal 
  metal  bar 
  metal  detector 
  metal  drum 
  metal  filing 
  metal  glove 
  metal  money 
  metal  plating 
  metal  saw 
  metal  screw 
  metal  wood 
  metalanguage 
  metalepsis 
  metallic  bond 
  metallic  element 
  metallized  dye 
  metallurgical  engineer 
  metallurgist 
  metallurgy 
  metalwork 
  metalworker 
  metalworking 
  metalworking  vise 
  metalworks 
  metamathematics 
  metamere 
  metamorphic  rock 
  metamorphism 
  metamorphopsia 
  metamorphosis 
  metaphase 
  metaphor 
  metaphosphoric  acid 
  metaphysics 
  metaphysis 
  metaplastic  anaemia 
  metaplastic  anemia 
  metaproterenol 
  metarule 
  metasequoia 
  metasequoia  glyptostrodoides 
  metastasis 
  metastatic  tumor 
  metatarsal 
  metatarsal  arch 
  metatarsal  artery 
  metatarsal  vein 
  metatarsus 
  metatheria 
  metatherian 
  metathesis 
  metaurus  river 
  metazoa 
  metazoan 
  metchnikoff 
  metchnikov 
  metempsychosis 
  metencephalon 
  meteor 
  meteor  shower 
  meteor  stream 
  meteor  swarm 
  meteorite 
  meteoroid 
  meteorological  balloon 
  meteorological  conditions 
  meteorological  observation  post 
  meteorological  satellite 
  meteorologist 
  meteorology 
  meteortropism 
  meter 
  meter  maid 
  meter  reading 
  meterstick 
  meth 
  methacholine 
  methacrylic  acid 
  methadon 
  methadone 
  methadone  hydrochloride 
  methamphetamine 
  methamphetamine  hydrochloride 
  methanal 
  methane 
  methane  series 
  methanogen 
  methanol 
  methapyrilene 
  methaqualone 
  metharbital 
  methedrine 
  metheglin 
  methenamine 
  methicillin 
  methionine 
  methocarbamol 
  method 
  method  of  accounting 
  method  of  choice 
  method  of  fluxions 
  method  of  least  squares 
  methodicalness 
  methodism 
  methodist 
  methodist  church 
  methodists 
  methodological  analysis 
  methodology 
  methotrexate 
  methotrexate  sodium 
  methuselah 
  methyl 
  methyl  alcohol 
  methyl  bromide 
  methyl  ethyl  ketone 
  methyl  group 
  methyl  orange 
  methyl  phenol 
  methyl  radical 
  methyl  salicylate 
  methylated  spirits 
  methylbenzene 
  methyldopa 
  methylene 
  methylene  blue 
  methylene  chloride 
  methylene  group 
  methylene  radical 
  methylenedioxymethamphetamine 
  methylphenidate 
  methyltestosterone 
  methylthionine  chloride 
  metic 
  metical 
  meticorten 
  meticulosity 
  meticulousness 
  metier 
  metis 
  metonym 
  metonymy 
  metopion 
  metoprolol 
  metralgia 
  metrazol 
  metrazol  shock 
  metrazol  shock  therapy 
  metrazol  shock  treatment 
  metre 
  metrestick 
  metric  capacity  unit 
  metric  grain 
  metric  hundredweight 
  metric  linear  unit 
  metric  space 
  metric  system 
  metric  ton 
  metric  unit 
  metric  weight  unit 
  metrical  foot 
  metrical  unit 
  metrication 
  metrification 
  metritis 
  metro 
  metrology 
  metronidazole 
  metronome 
  metronome  marking 
  metronymic 
  metropolis 
  metropolitan 
  metroptosis 
  metrorrhagia 
  metroxylon 
  metroxylon  sagu 
  metternich 
  mettle 
  mettlesomeness 
  metycaine 
  pelmet 
  pith  helmet 
  plummet 
  space  helmet 
  sun  helmet 
  tagamet 
 
  Overview  of  verb  meet 
 
  The  verb  meet  has  13  senses  (first  13  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (50)  meet  ran  into  encounter,  run  across  come  across  see  --  (come  together;  "I'll  probably  see  you  at  the  meeting";  "How  nice  to  see  you  again!") 
  2.  (38)  meet  get  together  --  (get  together  socially  or  for  a  specific  purpose) 
  3.  (33)  converge,  meet  --  (be  adjacent  or  come  together;  "The  lines  converge  at  this  point") 
  4.  (23)  meet  satisfy,  fill,  fulfill,  fulfil  --  (fill  or  meet  a  want  or  need) 
  5.  (18)  meet  fit  conform  to  --  (of  a  condition  or  restriction) 
  6.  (15)  meet  match,  cope  with  --  (satisfy  or  fulfill;  "meet  a  need";  "this  job  doesn't  match  my  dreams") 
  7.  (14)  meet  --  (get  to  know  get  acquainted  with  "I  met  this  really  handsome  guy  at  a  bar  last  night!";  "we  met  in  Singapore") 
  8.  (14)  meet  gather,  assemble,  forgather,  foregather  --  (collect  in  one  place  "We  assembled  in  the  church  basement";  "Let's  gather  in  the  dining  room") 
  9.  (12)  meet  --  (meet  by  design;  be  present  at  the  arrival  of  "Can  you  meet  me  at  the  train  station?") 
  10.  (8)  meet  encounter,  play,  take  on  --  (contend  against  an  opponent  in  a  sport,  game,  or  battle;  "Princeton  plays  Yale  this  weekend";  "Charlie  likes  to  play  Mary") 
  11.  (7)  meet  encounter,  receive  --  (experience  as  a  reaction;  "My  proposal  met  with  much  opposition") 
  12.  (3)  suffer,  meet  --  (undergo  or  suffer;  "meet  a  violent  death";  "suffer  a  terrible  fate") 
  13.  (3)  touch,  adjoin,  meet  contact  --  (be  in  direct  physical  contact  with  make  contact  "The  two  buildings  touch";  "Their  hands  touched";  "The  wire  must  not  contact  the  metal  cover";  "The  surfaces  contact  at  this  point") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  met 
  hail-fellow-well-met 
  metabolic 
  metabolous 
  metacarpal 
  metacentric 
  metagrabolised 
  metagrabolized 
  metagrobolised 
  metagrobolized 
  metal 
  metallic 
  metallike 
  metalloid 
  metallurgic 
  metallurgical 
  metameric 
  metamorphic 
  metamorphous 
  metaphoric 
  metaphorical 
  metaphysical 
  metastatic 
  metatarsal 
  meted  out 
  meteoric 
  meteoritic 
  meteoritical 
  meteorologic 
  meteorological 
  methodical 
  methodist 
  methodological 
  methylated 
  meticulous 
  metonymic 
  metonymical 
  metric 
  metrical 
  metrological 
  metropolitan 
  mettlesome 
 
  Overview  of  verb  meet 
 
  The  verb  meet  has  13  senses  (first  13  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (50)  meet  ran  into  encounter,  run  across  come  across  see  --  (come  together;  "I'll  probably  see  you  at  the  meeting";  "How  nice  to  see  you  again!") 
  2.  (38)  meet  get  together  --  (get  together  socially  or  for  a  specific  purpose) 
  3.  (33)  converge,  meet  --  (be  adjacent  or  come  together;  "The  lines  converge  at  this  point") 
  4.  (23)  meet  satisfy,  fill,  fulfill,  fulfil  --  (fill  or  meet  a  want  or  need) 
  5.  (18)  meet  fit  conform  to  --  (of  a  condition  or  restriction) 
  6.  (15)  meet  match,  cope  with  --  (satisfy  or  fulfill;  "meet  a  need";  "this  job  doesn't  match  my  dreams") 
  7.  (14)  meet  --  (get  to  know  get  acquainted  with  "I  met  this  really  handsome  guy  at  a  bar  last  night!";  "we  met  in  Singapore") 
  8.  (14)  meet  gather,  assemble,  forgather,  foregather  --  (collect  in  one  place  "We  assembled  in  the  church  basement";  "Let's  gather  in  the  dining  room") 
  9.  (12)  meet  --  (meet  by  design;  be  present  at  the  arrival  of  "Can  you  meet  me  at  the  train  station?") 
  10.  (8)  meet  encounter,  play,  take  on  --  (contend  against  an  opponent  in  a  sport,  game,  or  battle;  "Princeton  plays  Yale  this  weekend";  "Charlie  likes  to  play  Mary") 
  11.  (7)  meet  encounter,  receive  --  (experience  as  a  reaction;  "My  proposal  met  with  much  opposition") 
  12.  (3)  suffer,  meet  --  (undergo  or  suffer;  "meet  a  violent  death";  "suffer  a  terrible  fate") 
  13.  (3)  touch,  adjoin,  meet  contact  --  (be  in  direct  physical  contact  with  make  contact  "The  two  buildings  touch";  "Their  hands  touched";  "The  wire  must  not  contact  the  metal  cover";  "The  surfaces  contact  at  this  point") 

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