impulse (noun)
1impulse — noun 1 sudden strong wish ADJECTIVE ▪ strong ▪ irresistible ▪ first, initial, original ▪ My first impulse was to run away …
2impulse — ► NOUN 1) a sudden strong and unreflective urge to act. 2) a driving force; an impetus. 3) a pulse of electrical energy; a brief current. 4) Physics a force acting briefly on a body and producing a change of momentum. ORIGIN Latin impulsus a push …
3impulse buying — noun : the buying of merchandise on impulse rather than from premeditation * * * impulse buying noun The buying of goods on a whim rather than because of previous intent • • • Main Entry: ↑impulse * * * impulse buying, the act of an impulse… …
4impulse buy — ➔ buy2 * * * impulse buy UK US noun [C] (also impulse purchase) ► something that you buy without having planned it, and without thinking carefully: »I hadn t intended to get another pair of shoes it was an impulse buy. impulse buyer noun [C] ( …
5impulse buyer — ➔ buyer * * * impulse buy UK US noun [C] (also impulse purchase) ► something that you buy without having planned it, and without thinking carefully: »I hadn t intended to get another pair of shoes it was an impulse buy. impulse buyer noun [C] ( …
6impulse buying — impulse buy UK US noun [C] (also impulse purchase) ► something that you buy without having planned it, and without thinking carefully: »I hadn t intended to get another pair of shoes it was an impulse buy. impulse buyer noun [C] (also impulse… …
7impulse buy — noun • • • Main Entry: ↑impulse * * * ˈimpulse buy ; noun • It was an impulse buy. Main entry: ↑ …
8impulse — noun 1 (C, U) a sudden strong desire to do something before thinking whether it is a sensible thing to do: impulse to do sth: Gerry couldn t resist the impulse to skip work and go down to the beach. | on impulse (=because of an impulse): She had… …
9impulse turbine — noun a turbine that is driven by jets direct against the blades • Hypernyms: ↑turbine * * * noun : a turbine in which the rotor is driven by fluid jets impinging directly against the blades compare reaction turbine * * * a turbine moved by free… …
10impulse — I noun actuation, drive, encouragement, impelling force, impetus, impulsio, impulsion, impulsus, incentive, motivation, motive, pressure, push, spontaneity, spontaneous inclination, stimulant, sudden desire, sudden force, thrust associated… …
