1. (

• contact ,
• impinging ,
• striking

) the physical coming together of two or more things; "contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull" ;

1. (

• impinge ,
• encroach ,
• entrench ,
• trench ,

) impinge or infringe upon; "This impinges on my rights as an individual"; "This matter entrenches on other domains" ;

2. (

• encroach ,
• infringe ,
• impinge

) advance beyond the usual limit ;