chance on

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
chance on
    v 1: find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old
         tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck
         the main path to the lake" [syn: {fall upon}, {strike},
         {come upon}, {light upon}, {chance upon}, {come across},
         {chance on}, {happen upon}, {attain}, {discover}]
    

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