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nick, gouge

n. an impression in a surface (as made by a blow)

depression, indentation

n. the act of cutting into an edge with toothlike notches or angular incisions

indent

v. make a depression into; "The bicycle dented my car"

scar, cicatrix, cicatrice

n. a mark left (usually on the skin) by the healing of injured tissue

crash, collapse

n. a sudden large decline of business or the prices of stocks (especially one that causes additional failures)

force, strength, forcefulness

n. physical energy or intensity; "he hit with all the force he could muster"; "it was destroyed by the strength of the gale"; "a government has not the vitality and forcefulness of a living man"

inadequacy, insufficiency, deficiency

n. lack of an adequate quantity or number; "the inadequacy of unemployment benefits"

decline, decay

n. a gradual decrease; as of stored charge or current

deterioration, worsening, decline in quality

n. process of changing to an inferior state

ebb, ebbing, wane

n. a gradual decline (in size or strength or power or number)

bankruptcy

n. inability to discharge all your debts as they come due; "the company had to declare bankruptcy"; "fraudulent loans led to the failure of many banks"

bang, slam

v. strike violently; "slam the ball"

beat, beat up

v. give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression; "Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher used to beat the students"

poke, thump, pound

v. hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist"

break, damage

v. inflict damage upon; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree"

smash, blast, boom, nail, hit hard

v. hit hard; "He smashed a 3-run homer"

mark, pit, pock, scar

v. mark with a scar; "The skin disease scarred his face permanently"

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