[run into] {v.}
1. To mix with; join with.
* /If the paint brush is too wet, the red paint will run into the white on the house./* /This small brook runs into a big river in the valley below./
2. To add up to; reach; total.
* /Car repairs can run into a lot of money./* /The number of people killed on the highways during holidays runs into hundreds./* /A good dictionary may run into several editions./
3a. Bump; crash into; hit.
* /Joe lost control of his bike and ran into a tree./
Compare: RUN DOWN. 3b. To meet by chance.
* /I ran into Joe yesterday on Main Street./
Compare: BUMP INTO, CHANCE ON, COME ACROSS(2). 3e. Be affected by; get into.
* /I ran into trouble on the last problem on the test./* /When I ran into a problem while making my model airplane, I asked Uncle Mark for help./
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