impact
noun
- 1
The striking of one body against another; collision.
- 2
The force or energy of a collision of two objects.
“The hatchet cut the wood on impact.”
- 3
A forced impinging.
“His spine had an impingement; L4 and L5 made impact, which caused numbness in his leg.”
- 4
A significant or strong influence; an effect.
“His friend's opinion had an impact on his decision.”
verb
- 1
To collide or strike, the act of impinging.
“When the hammer impacts the nail, it bends.”
- 2
To compress; to compact; to press into something or pack together.
“The footprints of birds do not impact the soil in the way those of dinosaurs do.”
- 3
To influence; to affect; to have an impact on.
“I can make the changes, but it will impact the schedule.”
- 4
To stamp or impress onto something.
“Ideas impacted on the mind.”
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