impinging

1. The physical coming together of two or more things (synset 107353929)
   "contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull"
   is a type of: happening, natural event, occurrence, occurrent - an event that happens
   subtypes:

   • collision, hit - (physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together
   • engagement, interlocking, mesh, meshing - contact by fitting together
   • flick - a light sharp contact (usually with something flexible)
   • impact - the striking of one body against another
   • touch, touching - the event of something coming in contact with the body
   same as: contact, striking

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