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impact
  • (noun)
    1. The force or energy of a collision of two objects.
      The hatchet cut the wood on impact.
    2. A forced impinging.
      His spine had an impingement; L4 and L5 made impact, which caused numbness in his leg.
    3. A significant or strong influence; an effect.
      His friend's opinon had an impact on his decision.
      Which concrete we use will have a tremendous impact on the building's statics.
  • (verb)
    1. To compress; to compact; to press or pack together.
      If fecal incontinence is caused by impacted stool in the rectum, the impaction must be removed.
    2. To influence; to affect; to have an impact on.
      ''I can make the changes, but it will impact the schedule.
    3. To collide or strike.
      When the hammer impacts the nail, it bends.