Often implies significant physical force or violent action caused by an impact or accident.

Physical Force

Suggests damage is extensive enough to compromise the structure or function of the thing.

Destruction Implied

Best understood literally as causing a physical breach or dent to an object.

Conveys an urgent need to stop something undesirable from happening.

Implies a solution that may only put off a problem temporarily, not solve it entirely.

Used metaphorically in contexts that aren't about physical objects.