IMPINGE ON

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Hit against; come into sudden contact with

Example:

He struck the table with his elbow

Synonyms:

collide with; hit; impinge on; run into; strike

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "impinge on" is one way to...):

touch (make physical contact with, come in contact with)

Verb group:

strike (deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "impinge on"):

stub (strike (one's toe) accidentally against an object)

ping (hit with a pinging noise)

bang; spang (leap, jerk, bang)

rear-end (collide with the rear end of)

broadside (collide with the broad side of)

connect (land on or hit solidly)

spat (strike with a sound like that of falling rain)

thud (strike with a dull sound)

bottom (strike the ground, as with a ship's bottom)

bottom out (hit the ground)

bump; knock (knock against with force or violence)

bump into; butt against; jar against; knock against; run into (collide violently with an obstacle)

clash; collide (crash together with violent impact)

glance (hit at an angle)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something