English verb: impinge on | |||
1. | impinge on (contact) hit against; come into sudden contact with | ||
Samples | The car hit a tree. He struck the table with his elbow. | ||
Synonyms | collide with, hit, run into, strike | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | touch | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | bang, bottom, bottom out, broadside, bump, bump into, butt against, clash, collide, connect, glance, jar against, knock, knock against, ping, rear-end, run into, spang, spat, stub, thud | ||
Verb group | strike | ||
Antonyms | miss | ||