1.the physical coming together of two or more things;
contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull
2.the act of contacting one thing with another;
repeated hitting raised a large bruise
3.sensational in appearance or thrilling in effect;
a dramatic sunset
4.having a quality that thrusts itself into attention;
an outstanding fact of our time is that nations poisoned by anti semitism proved less fortunate in regard to their own freedom