impinge on

Thesaurus

Verb

1.impinge on - hit against; come into sudden contact with; "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow"collide with, hit, run into, strikestub - strike (one's toe) accidentally against an object; "She stubbed her toe in the dark and now it's broken"touch - make physical contact with, come in contact with; "Touch the stone for good luck"; "She never touched her husband"ping - hit with a pinging noise; "The bugs pinged the lamp shade"spang, bang - leap, jerk, bang; "Bullets spanged into the trees"rear-end - collide with the rear end of; "The car rear-ended me"broadside - collide with the broad side of; "her car broad-sided mine"connect - land on or hit solidly; "The brick connected on her head, knocking her out"spat - strike with a sound like that of falling rain; "Bullets were spatting the leaves"thud - strike with a dull sound; "Bullets were thudding against the wall"bottom - strike the ground, as with a ship's bottombottom out - hit the ground; "the car bottomed out where the driveway meets the road"bump, knock - knock against with force or violence; "My car bumped into the tree"bump into, jar against, knock against, run into, butt against - collide violently with an obstacle; "I ran into the telephone pole"strike - deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon; "The teacher struck the child"; "the opponent refused to strike"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead"clash, collide - crash together with violent impact; "The cars collided"; "Two meteors clashed"glance - hit at an angle