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Impact
ˈɪmpakt
Impact definitions
noun
impact
impacts
- the action of one object coming forcibly into contact with another
"there was the sound of a third impact"
- a marked effect or influence
"our regional measures have had a significant impact on unemployment"
verb
impact
impacted
impacting
impacts
- come into forcible contact with another object
"the shell impacted twenty yards away"
crash into smash into collide with be in collision with hit strike ram smack into slam into bang into cannon into plough into meet head-on dash against- come into forcible contact with
"an asteroid impacted the earth some 60 million years ago"
- press (something) firmly
"the animals' feet do not impact and damage the soil as cows' hooves do"
- have a strong effect on someone or something
"high interest rates have impacted on retail spending"