English > impinge on: 1 sense > verb 1, contact| Meaning | hit against; come into sudden contact with. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something |
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| Synonyms | hit, strike, run into, collide with |
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| Narrower | bottom | strike the ground, as with a ship's bottom |
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| bottom out | hit the ground |
| broadside | collide with the broad side / side of |
| bump, knock | knock against with force or violence |
| collide, clash | crash together with violent impact |
| connect | Land on or hit solidly |
| glance | Hit at an angle |
| ping | hit with a pinging noise |
| rear-end | collide with the rear end of |
| run into, bump into, jar against, butt against, knock against | collide violently with an obstacle |
| spang, bang | leap, jerk, bang |
| spat | strike with a sound / sound like that of falling rain |
| stub | strike (one's toe) accidentally against an object |
| thud | strike with a dull sound |
| Broader | touch | make physical contact with, come in contact with |
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| Opposite | miss | fail to reach |
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| Similar to | strike | deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon |
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| Spanish | chocar, colisionar, dar, golpear, pegar |
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| Catalan | copejar, pegar |
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