1. hit against; come into sudden contact with; - Example: "The car hit a tree" - Example: "He struck the table with his elbow" [syn: hit, strike, impinge on, run into, collide with]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
impinge on
v 1: hit against; come into sudden contact with; "The car hit a
tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow" [syn: hit,
strike, impinge on, run into, collide with] [ant:
miss]