Associations to the word «Impinge»

Wiktionary

IMPINGE, verb. (transitive) (now rare) To make a physical impact (on); to collide, to crash (upon).
IMPINGE, verb. (intransitive) (figuratively) To interfere with; to encroach (on, upon).
IMPINGE, verb. (intransitive) To have an effect upon; to limit.

Dictionary definition

IMPINGE, verb. Impinge or infringe upon; "This impinges on my rights as an individual"; "This matter entrenches on other domains".
IMPINGE, verb. Advance beyond the usual limit.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats