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1. | The act of impelling, or driving onward with sudden force; impulsion; especially, force so communicated as to produced motion suddenly, or immediately. | |
2. | The effect of an impelling force; motion produced by a sudden or momentary force. | |
3. | (Mech.) The action of a force during a very small interval of time; the effect of such action; | |
4. | A mental force which simply and directly urges to action; hasty inclination; sudden motive; momentary or transient influence of appetite or passion; propension; incitement; | |
v. t. | 1. | To impel; to incite. |
Noun | 1. | impulse - an instinctive motive; "profound religious impulses" Synonyms: urge |
2. | impulse - a sudden desire; "he bought it on an impulse" | |
3. | impulse - the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber; "they demonstrated the transmission of impulses from the cortex to the hypothalamus" Synonyms: nerve impulse | |
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5. | impulse - the act of applying force suddenly; "the impulse knocked him over" | |
6. | impulse - an impelling force or strength; "the car's momentum carried it off the road" Synonyms: momentum |