The act of persons or things that meet.
A place or instance of junction or intersection; a confluence.
The people at such a gathering.
A gathering of persons for a purpose; an assembly.
An administrative unit in the Religious Society of Friends (Quakers).
An encounter between people, even accidental.
A defensive or deflective action; an act of parrying.
A simple defensive action designed to deflect an attack, performed with the forte of the blade.
A defensive move intended to change the direction of an incoming strike to make it miss its intended target, rather than block and absorb it; and typically performed with an open hand in a downward or sideways slapping motion.
To avoid, deflect, or ward off (an attack, a blow, an argument, etc.).