To come up against; to encounter.
To set a thing side by side with; to compare.
To deal with.
To put a thing facing to; to set in contrast to.
To stand or meet facing, especially in competition, hostility or defiance; to come face to face with
To engage in confrontation.
To bring someone face to face with something.
To hurry away; to escape.
To sail away quickly by cutting the yarns that hold the sails furled; to cut the anchor cable and not wait to weigh it.
To abandon a position as quickly as possible.