intersect vs run into

intersect and run into both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
intersect	No	No	Yes	No
run into	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, run into is a hypernym of intersect; that is, run into is a word with a broader meaning than intersect:

Other hypernyms of intersect include come across, encounter, meet, run across, see.

intersect (verb)	run into (verb)
meet at a point	collide violently with an obstacle
	hit against; come into sudden contact with
	come together
	be beset by