| impact | | |
| n. (event) | 1. impact | the striking of one body against another. |
| ~ blow, bump | an impact (as from a collision).; "the bump threw him off the bicycle" |
| ~ slam | a forceful impact that makes a loud noise. |
| ~ impinging, striking, contact | the physical coming together of two or more things.; "contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull" |
| n. (phenomenon) | 2. impact, wallop | a forceful consequence; a strong effect.; "the book had an important impact on my thinking"; "the book packs a wallop" |
| ~ consequence, effect, result, upshot, outcome, event, issue | a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon.; "the magnetic effect was greater when the rod was lengthwise"; "his decision had depressing consequences for business"; "he acted very wise after the event" |
| n. (act) | 3. encroachment, impact, impingement | influencing strongly.; "they resented the impingement of American values on European culture" |
| ~ influence | causing something without any direct or apparent effort. |
| n. (act) | 4. impact, shock | the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat.; "the armies met in the shock of battle" |
| ~ fighting, combat, fight, scrap | the act of fighting; any contest or struggle.; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap" |
| v. (contact) | 5. impact | press or wedge together; pack together. |
| ~ wedge, squeeze, force | squeeze like a wedge into a tight space.; "I squeezed myself into the corner" |
| v. (change) | 6. affect, bear on, bear upon, impact, touch, touch on | have an effect upon.; "Will the new rules affect me?" |
| ~ alter, change, modify | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation.; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue" |
| ~ strike a blow | affect adversely.; "The court ruling struck a blow at the old segregation laws" |
| ~ repercuss | cause repercussions; have an unwanted effect. |
| ~ tell on | produce an effect or strain on somebody.; "Each step told on his tired legs" |
| ~ redound | have an effect for good or ill.; "Her efforts will redound to the general good" |
| ~ stimulate, excite | act as a stimulant.; "The book stimulated her imagination"; "This play stimulates" |
| ~ process, treat | subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition.; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals"; "treat an oil spill" |
| ~ hydrolise, hydrolize | make a compound react with water and undergo hydrolysis. |
| ~ tinge, color, colour, distort | affect as in thought or feeling.; "My personal feelings color my judgment in this case"; "The sadness tinged his life" |
| ~ endanger, peril, queer, scupper, expose | put in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position. |
| ~ hit, strike | affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely.; "We were hit by really bad weather"; "He was stricken with cancer when he was still a teenager"; "The earthquake struck at midnight" |
| ~ subject | cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to.; "He subjected me to his awful poetry"; "The sergeant subjected the new recruits to many drills"; "People in Chernobyl were subjected to radiation" |
| ~ discommode, disoblige, incommode, inconvenience, put out, trouble, bother | to cause inconvenience or discomfort to.; "Sorry to trouble you, but..." |
| ~ act upon, influence, work | have and exert influence or effect.; "The artist's work influenced the young painter"; "She worked on her friends to support the political candidate" |
| ~ slam-dunk | make a forceful move against.; "the electronic travel market is slam-dunking traditional travel agencies" |
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