'Impinge' definitions:
Definition of 'impinge'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Impinge'
From: GCIDE
- Impinge \Im*pinge"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impinged; p. pr. & vb. n. Impinging.] [L. impingere; pref. im- in + pangere to fix, strike; prob. akin to pacisci to agree, contract. See Pact, and cf. Impact.] To fall or dash against; to touch upon; to strike; to hit; to clash with; -- with on or upon. [1913 Webster]
- The cause of reflection is not the impinging of light on the solid or impervious parts of bodies. --Sir I. Newton. [1913 Webster]
- But, in the present order of things, not to be employed without impinging on God's justice. --Bp. Warburton. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'impinge'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- bang,
- bang into,
- barge in,
- break in,
- break in upon,
- brush,
- brush by,
- bump,
- bump into,
- burst in,
- butt in,
- cannon,
- caress,
- carom,
- carom into,
- charge in,
- clash,
- collide,
- come between,
- come in contact,
- come into collision,
- concuss,
- confront each other,
- contact,
- crack up,
- crash,
- crash in,
- crash into,
- crash the gates,
- creep in,
- crowd in,
- crump,
- crunch,
- cut in,
- dash into,
- edge in,
- elbow in,
- encounter,
- encroach,
- entrench,
- fall foul of,
- foist in,
- foul,
- glance,
- graze,
- hit,
- hit against,
- horn in,
- hurt,
- hurtle,
- impose,
- impose on,
- impose upon,
- infiltrate,
- infringe,
- insinuate,
- interfere,
- interlope,
- interpose,
- intervene,
- intrude,
- invade,
- irrupt,
- kiss,
- knock,
- knock against,
- meet,
- nudge,
- obtrude,
- osculate,
- percuss,
- press in,
- push in,
- put on,
- put upon,
- rub,
- run into,
- rush in,
- scrape,
- shave,
- sideswipe,
- skim,
- skirt,
- slam into,
- slink in,
- slip in,
- smack into,
- smash,
- smash in,
- smash into,
- smash up,
- sneak in,
- squeak by,
- squeeze in,
- steal in,
- storm in,
- strike,
- strike against,
- throng in,
- thrust in,
- touch,
- trench,
- trespass,
- whomp,
- work in,
- worm in