Impact

The meaning and definition of Impact, with examples, synonyms, and a word game to make it stick.

Definition

noun
  1. The force or energy of a collision of two objects.
    β€œThe hatchet cut the wood on impact.”
  2. A significant or strong influence; an effect.
    β€œHis friend's opinion had an impact on his decision.”
verb
  1. To collide or strike, the act of impinging.
    β€œWhen the hammer impacts the nail, it bends.”
  2. To compress; to compact; to press into something or pack together.
    β€œThe footprints of birds do not impact the soil in the way those of dinosaurs do.”

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Origin

From Latin impactus.

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