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Hit

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Definitions for Hit

noun
(baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball)
Examples
  1. he came all the way around on Williams' hit
noun
the act of contacting one thing with another
Synonyms
hitting striking
Examples
  1. repeated hitting raised a large bruise
  2. after three misses she finally got a hit
noun
a conspicuous success
Synonyms
smash smasher strike bang
Examples
  1. that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career
  2. that new Broadway show is a real smasher
  3. the party went with a bang
noun
(physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together
Synonyms
collision
Examples
  1. the collision of the particles resulted in an exchange of energy and a change of direction
noun
a dose of a narcotic drug
noun
a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate
Examples
  1. it has all the earmarks of a Mafia hit
noun
a connection made via the internet to another website
Examples
  1. WordNet gets many hits from users worldwide
verb
cause to move by striking
Examples
  1. hit a ball
verb
hit against
Synonyms
strike impinge on run into collide with
Examples
  1. come into sudden contact with
  2. The car hit a tree
  3. He struck the table with his elbow
verb
deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
Examples
  1. He hit her hard in the face
verb
reach a destination, either real or abstract
Synonyms
reach make attain arrive at gain
Examples
  1. We hit Detroit by noon
  2. The water reached the doorstep
  3. We barely made it to the finish line
  4. I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts
verb
affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely
Synonyms
strike
Examples
  1. We were hit by really bad weather
  2. He was stricken with cancer when he was still a teenager
  3. The earthquake struck at midnight
verb
hit with a missile from a weapon
Synonyms
shoot pip
verb
encounter by chance
Synonyms
stumble
Examples
  1. I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant
verb
gain points in a game
Synonyms
score tally rack up
Examples
  1. The home team scored many times
  2. He hit a home run
  3. He hit .300 in the past season
verb
cause to experience suddenly
Synonyms
strike come to
Examples
  1. Panic struck me
  2. An interesting idea hit her
  3. A thought came to me
  4. The thought struck terror in our minds
  5. They were struck with fear
verb
make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target
Synonyms
strike
Examples
  1. The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1, 1939
  2. We must strike the enemy's oil fields
  3. in the fifth inning, the Giants struck, sending three runners home to win the game 5 to 2
verb
kill intentionally and with premeditation
Synonyms
murder slay dispatch bump off off polish off remove
Examples
  1. The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered
verb
drive something violently into a location
Synonyms
strike
Examples
  1. he hit his fist on the table
  2. she struck her head on the low ceiling
verb
reach a point in time, or a certain state or level
Synonyms
reach attain
Examples
  1. The thermometer hit 100 degrees
  2. This car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour
verb
produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments
Synonyms
strike
Examples
  1. The pianist strikes a middle C
  2. strike `z' on the keyboard
verb
hit the intended target or goal
verb
pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to
Examples
  1. He tries to hit on women in bars

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