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impulse

6 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. impulse (verb)
  2. impulse (noun)
  3. angular impulse (noun)
  4. nerve impulse (noun)
  5. serrated impulse (noun)
  6. 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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