Thesaurus: impinge

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1. v. t. To fall or dash against; to touch upon; to strike; to hit; to ciash with; -- with on or upon.
2. v. impinge or infringe upon
3. v. advance beyond the usual limit
4. To fall or dash against; to touch upon; to strike; to hit; to ciash with; -- with on or upon. The cause of reflection is not the impinging of light on the solid or impervious parts of bodies. Sir I. Newton. But, in the present order of things, not to be employed without impinging on God's justice. Bp. Warburton.
5. To fall or dash against; to touch upon; to strike; to hit; tociash with; -- with on or upon.The cause of reflection is not the impinging of light on the solid orimpervious parts of bodies. Sir I. Newton.But, in the present order of things, not to be employed withoutimpinging on God's justice. Bp. Warburton.
6. v:100 v. impinge or infringe upon