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impulse

15 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) impulse (verb)
  2. 2) impulse (noun)
  3. impulse buying (noun)
  4. impulse charge (noun)
  5. impulse excitation (noun)
  6. impulse face (noun)
  7. impulse goods (noun)
  8. impulse movement (noun)
  9. impulse pallet (noun)
  10. impulse pin (noun)
  11. impulse turbine (noun)
  12. angular impulse (noun)
  13. nerve impulse (noun)
  14. serrated impulse (noun)
  15. specific impulse (noun)

1im·pulse

verb \ˈim-ˌpəls, im-ˈ\
im·pulsedim·puls·ing

Definition of IMPULSE

transitive verb
: to give an impulse to

First Known Use of IMPULSE

1611

Rhymes with IMPULSE

avulse, convulse, expulse, repulse

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