impulse

impulse
n.
driving force

1) to feel an impulse

2) to curb, resist an impulse

3) an irresistible impulse

4) an impulse to + inf. (he felt an irresistible impulse to buy a new TV set)

5) on, under (an) impulse (to act on impulse)

stimulus

6) to convey, transmit an impulse

7) a nerve impulse

* * *
['ɪmpʌls]
resist an impulse
transmit an impulse
under (an) impulse (to act on impulse)
['driving force'] to feel an impulse
['stimulus'] to convey
a nerve impulse
an irresistible impulse
to curb
an impulse to + inf. (he felt an irresistible impulse to buy a new TV set)

Combinatory dictionary. 2013.

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