run%20into

verb

1. 1

   To enter by running.

   “He ran into the building.”

2. 2

   To collide with.

   “He lost control of the vehicle and ran into a tree.”

3. 3

   To cause to collide with.

   “He lost control of the vehicle and ran it into a tree.”

4. 4

   (by extension) To encounter or meet unexpectedly (literally or figuratively).

   “Everything was going according to plan until we ran into the legal problems.”

5. 5

   (of flowing water) To reach, to flow into (a body of water).

6. 6

   To blend into; to be followed by or adjacent to without there being a clear boundary.

7. 7

   To cause to blend into.

   “You can use the paintbrush this way to run the colors into each other.”

8. 8

   To reach a large figure.

   “By the end, the cost of the project ran into the millions of dollars.”