Definitions

appulse

[uh-puhls] / əˈpʌls /

NOUN

impact

Synonyms

STRONGEST

brunt shock

STRONG

bang blow bounce buffet bump clash concussion contact crash crunch crush encounter hit impingement jar jolt jounce kick knock meeting percussion pound punch quake quiver rap shake slap smash strike stroke thump tremble tremor wallop

WEAK

smash-up

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Appulse, ap-puls′, n. a striking against: the approach of a planet to a conjunction with the sun or a star.—n.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

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