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Thesaurus > Space > Motion > Motion conjoined with force

276. Impulse

Nouns

• impulse, impulsion, impetus; momentum; push, pulsion [obs3], thrust, shove, jog, jolt, brunt, booming, boost [U.S.], throw; explosion etc. (violence) S173; propulsion etc. S284.
• percussion, concussion, collision, occursion|, clash, encounter, cannon, carambole [obs3], appulse [obs3], shock, crash, bump; impact; elan; charge etc. (attack) S716; beating etc. (punishment) S972.
• blow, dint, stroke, knock, tap, rap, slap, smack, pat, dab; fillip; slam, bang; hit, whack, thwack; cuff etc. S972; squash, dowse, swap, whap [obs3], punch, thump, pelt, kick, punce|, calcitration [obs3]; ruade [obs3]; arietation|; cut, thrust, lunge, yerk|; carom, carrom [obs3], clip *, jab, plug*, sidewinder* [U.S.], sidewipe [obs3], sideswipe [U.S.].
• hammer, sledge hammer, mall, maul, mallet, flail; ram, rammer [obs3]; battering ram, monkey, pile-driving engine, punch, bat; cant hook; cudgel etc. (weapon) S727; ax etc. (sharp) S253.
• [Science of mechanical forces] dynamics; seismometer, accelerometer, earthquake detector.

Verbs

• give an impetus etc. n.; impel, push; start, give a start to, set going; drive, urge, boom; thrust, prod, foin [Fr]; cant; elbow, shoulder, jostle, justle [obs3], hustle, hurtle, shove, jog, jolt, encounter; run against, bump against, butt against; knock one's head against, run one's head against; impinge; boost [U.S.]; bunt, carom, clip y; fan, fan out; jab, plug *.
• strike, knock, hit, tap, rap, slap, flap, dab, pat, thump, beat, blow, bang, slam, dash; punch, thwack, whack; hit hard, strike hard; swap, batter, dowse|, baste; pelt, patter, buffet, belabor; fetch one a blow; poke at, pink, lunge, yerk [obs3]; kick, calcitrate [obs3]; butt, strike at etc. (attack) S716; whip *c. (punish) S972.
• come into a collision, enter into collision; collide; sideswipe; foul; fall foul of, run foul of; telescope.
• throw etc. (propel) S284.

Adjectives

• impelling etc. v.; impulsive, impellent [obs3]; booming; dynamic, dynamical; impelled etc. v.

Phrases

• "a hit, a very palpable hit" [Hamlet].