Impact

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  • noun. undefined
  • noun. The striking of one body against another; collision. synonym: collision.
  • noun. The force transmitted by a collision.
  • noun. The effect or impression of one person or thing on another.
  • intransitive verb. To pack firmly together.
  • intransitive verb. To strike forcefully.
  • intransitive verb. To have an effect or impact on.
  • intransitive verb. To have an effect or impact.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • To drive close; press closely or firmly; pack in.
  • noun. The act of striking against something; a blow; a stroke.
  • noun. Specifically — In mech., the blow, or act of striking, of a body having momentum; also, the change of momentum in amount and direction produced by such a blow.
  • noun. In gunnery, the single blow of a projectile against a fixed or moving object.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • noun. Contact or impression by touch; collision; forcible contact; force communicated.
  • noun. The single instantaneous stroke of a body in motion against another either in motion or at rest.
  • transitive verb. To drive close; to press firmly together: to wedge into a place.
  • transitive verb. To affect or influence, especially in a significant or undesirable manner.
  • transitive verb. To collide forcefully with; to strike.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. The force or energy of a collision of two objects.
  • noun. A forced impinging.
  • noun. A significant or strong influence; an effect.
  • verb. To compress; to compact; to press or pack together.
  • verb. To influence; to affect; to have an impact on.
  • verb. To collide or strike.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • verb. press or wedge together; pack together
  • noun. a forceful consequence; a strong effect
  • noun. influencing strongly
  • verb. have an effect upon
  • noun. the striking of one body against another
  • noun. the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat
  • Word Usage
    "A number of studies on the social impact of the Tangaye project were undertaken by Roberts. 3 These studies examined the “impact of mechanising arduous, time-consuming village tasks on the life of women, with the power source viewed as a black-box”. 4 They were studies of the effects of pumped water supply and a power-operated grain mill in a remote village."
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    impactor  
    Hypernym
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    combat  consequence  effect  event  fight  
    Rhyme
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    abstract  act  attacked  attract  backed  
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