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verb (used without object)
1.
to make an impression; have an effect or impact (usually followed by on or upon): to impinge upon the imagination; social pressures that impinge upon one's daily life.
2.
to encroach; infringe (usually followed by on or upon): to impinge on another's rights.
3.
to strike; dash; collide (usually followed by on, upon, or against): rays of light impinging on the eye.
verb (used with object)
4.
Obsolete. to come into violent contact with.
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Impinging
is always a great word to know.
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| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
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| impinging | |
noun | |
| the physical coming together of two or more things; "contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull" [syn: contact] |
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