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impact
Noun
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An impact is the act of one object hitting another.
In tests, the driver was unhurt, even in high-speed impacts.
Many buildings were destroyed as the plane exploded on impact.
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The impact is the effect of an act, statement, change, etc.
The report noted that most teachers feel that IT has made little impact on formal education.
The environmental impact of such increases in efficiency, however, depends on how you generate the power.
impact
Verb
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If something impacts you, it has an effect on you.
It is obvious how bad movies will impact on children.
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If you impact something, you press (or pack) its together.
There is a special tool to impact the road when it is under construction so the base is solid.
damage
Noun
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If something has some damage, there is something broken or hurt.
Their car hit a truck, but luckily there was very little damage to the car.
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Money that someone has to pay someone else because something was damaged or someone was hurt.
The reason his car hit another car was that he did something wrong, so he had to pay damages to the owner of the other car.
damage
Verb
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If you damage something, you break or hurt it.
All those cigarettes have damaged her health.
The factory has caused significant damage to the local environment.