Impact

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

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Definition of 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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