Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb impinge_on
1 sense of impinge on
Sense 1
hit, strike, impinge on, run into, collide with -- (hit against; come into sudden contact with; "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow")
=> touch -- (make physical contact with, come in contact with; "Touch the stone for good luck"; "She never touched her husband")