Definition of Hit in English :

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Hit meaning in English

Meaning of Hit in English

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Hit

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Noun

1. hit

(baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball)

Example Sentences:
'he came all the way around on Williams' hit'

2. hit, hitting, striking

the act of contacting one thing with another

Example Sentences:
'repeated hitting raised a large bruise'
'after three misses she finally got a hit'

3. bang, hit, smash, smasher, strike

a conspicuous success

Example Sentences:
'that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career'
'that new Broadway show is a real smasher'
'the party went with a bang'

4. collision, hit

(physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together

Example Sentences:
'the collision of the particles resulted in an exchange of energy and a change of direction'

5. hit

a dose of a narcotic drug

6. hit

a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate

Example Sentences:
'it has all the earmarks of a Mafia hit'

7. hit

a connection made via the internet to another website

Example Sentences:
'WordNet gets many hits from users worldwide'

Verb

8. hit

cause to move by striking

Example Sentences:
'hit a ball'

9. collide with, hit, impinge on, run into, strike

hit against; come into sudden contact with

Example Sentences:
'The car hit a tree'
'He struck the table with his elbow'

10. hit

deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument

Example Sentences:
'He hit her hard in the face'

11. arrive at, attain, gain, hit, make, reach

reach a destination, either real or abstract

Example Sentences:
'We hit Detroit by noon'
'The water reached the doorstep'
'We barely made it to the finish line'
'I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts'

12. hit, strike

affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely

Example Sentences:
'We were hit by really bad weather'
'He was stricken with cancer when he was still a teenager'
'The earthquake struck at midnight'

13. hit, pip, shoot

hit with a missile from a weapon

14. hit, stumble

encounter by chance

Example Sentences:
'I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant'

15. hit, rack up, score, tally

gain points in a game

Example Sentences:
'The home team scored many times'
'He hit a home run'
'He hit .300 in the past season'

16. come to, hit, strike

cause to experience suddenly

Example Sentences:
'Panic struck me'
'An interesting idea hit her'
'A thought came to me'
'The thought struck terror in our minds'
'They were struck with fear'

17. hit, strike

make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target

Example Sentences:
'The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1, 1939'
'We must strike the enemy's oil fields'
'in the fifth inning, the Giants struck, sending three runners home to win the game 5 to 2'

18. bump off, dispatch, hit, murder, off, polish off, remove, slay

kill intentionally and with premeditation

Example Sentences:
'The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered'

19. hit, strike

drive something violently into a location

Example Sentences:
'he hit his fist on the table'
'she struck her head on the low ceiling'

20. attain, hit, reach

reach a point in time, or a certain state or level

Example Sentences:
'The thermometer hit 100 degrees'
'This car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour'

21. hit, strike

produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically

Example Sentences:
'The pianist strikes a middle C'
'strike z' on the keyboard'
'her comments struck a sour note'

22. hit

consume to excess

Example Sentences:
'hit the bottle'

23. hit

hit the intended target or goal

24. hit

pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to

Example Sentences:
'He tries to hit on women in bars'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Hit

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verbWord forms: hits, hitting or hit (mainly tr)
1. (also intr)
to deal (a blow or stroke) to (a person or thing); strike
the man hit the child
2. 
to come into violent contact with
the car hit the tree
3. 
to reach or strike with a missile, thrown object, etc
to hit a target
4. 
to make or cause to make forceful contact; knock or bump
I hit my arm on the table
5. 
to propel or cause to move by striking
to hit a ball
6. cricket
to score (runs)
7. 
to affect (a person, place, or thing) suddenly or adversely
his illness hit his wife very hard
8. 
to become suddenly apparent to (a person)
the reason for his behaviour hit me and made the whole episode clear
9. 
to achieve or reach
to hit the jackpot
unemployment hit a new high
10. 
to experience or encounter
I've hit a slight snag here
11. slang
to murder (a rival criminal) in fulfilment of an underworld contract or vendetta
12. 
to accord or suit (esp in the phrase hit one's fancy)
13. 
to guess correctly or find out by accident
you have hit the answer
14. informal
to set out on (a road, path, etc)
let's hit the road
15. informal
to arrive or appear in
he will hit town tomorrow night
16. informal, mainly US and Canadian
to demand or request from
he hit me for a pound
17. slang
to drink an excessive amount of (alcohol)
to hit the bottle
18.  hit it
19.  hit skins
20.  hit the sack
21.  not know what has hit one
noun
22. 
an impact or collision
23. 
a shot, blow, etc, that reaches its object
24. 
an apt, witty, or telling remark
25. informal
a. 
a person or thing that gains wide appeal
she's a hit with everyone
b. 
(as modifier)
a hit record
26. informal
a stroke of luck
27. slang
a. 
a murder carried out as the result of an underworld vendetta or rivalry
b. 
(as modifier)
a hit squad
28. slang
a drag on a cigarette, a swig from a bottle, a line of a drug, or an injection of heroin
29. computing
a single visit to a website
30.  make a hit with

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Hit

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verb transitiveWord forms: hit or ˈhitting
1. 
to come against, usually with force; strike
the car hit the tree
2. 
to give a blow to; strike; knock
3. 
to strike so as to deliver (a blow)
4. 
to strike by throwing or shooting a missile at
to hit the target
5. 
to cause to knock, bump, or strike, as in falling, moving, etc.
often with on or against
to hit one's head on a door
6. 
to affect strongly or adversely so as to distress or harm
a town hard hit by floods
7. 
to come upon by accident or after search; find; light upon
to hit the right answer
8.  US
to arrive at (a place or point); reach; attain
stocks hit a new high
9. 
to go to; visit
we hit all the art galleries in town
10. 
strike (sense 8) strike (sense 9) strike (sense 10) (variously)
11.  US, Slang
to apply oneself to steadily or frequently
to hit the books
12.  Slang
to demand or require of
with for; often with up
she hit me up for a loan
13.  US, Slang
to murder
said as of a hired murderer or an assassin
14.  Slang
to supply with a drug, etc.
15.  US, Baseball
to get (a specified base hit)
to hit a double
16.  US, Blackjack
to deal another card to
verb intransitive
17. 
to give a blow or blows; strike
18. 
to attack suddenly
19. 
to knock, bump, or strike
usually with against
20. 
to come by accident or after search
with on or upon
21.  US
to ignite the combustible mixture in its cylinders
said of an internal-combustion engine
22.  US, Baseball
to get a base hit
noun
23. 
a blow that strikes its mark
24. 
a collision of one thing with another
25. 
an effectively witty or sarcastic remark
26. 
a stroke of good fortune
27. 
a successful and popular song, singer, book, author, etc.
28.  Informal
a. 
an instance of finding or matching particular data in a computer search
b. 
an instance of being accessed: said of a website
29.  US, Slang
a murder, as by a hired murderer or an assassin
30.  Slang
a dose of a drug, a drink of alcoholic liquor, etc.
31.  Backgammon
a game won by a player after one or more of the opponent's men have been removed from the board
32.  US, Baseball
base hit

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.


Hit

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v. hit, hit·ting, hits
v.tr.
1. To come into contact with forcefully; strike: The car hit the guardrail.
2.
a. To cause to come into contact: She hit her hand against the wall.
b. To deal a blow to: He hit the punching bag.
c. To cause an implement or missile to come forcefully into contact with: hit the nail with a hammer.
3. To press or push (a key or button, for example): hit the return key by mistake.
4. Sports
a. To reach with a propelled ball or puck: hit the running back with a pass.
b. To score in this way: She hit the winning basket.
c. To perform (a shot or maneuver) successfully: couldn't hit the jump shot.
d. To propel with a stroke or blow: hit the ball onto the green.
5. Baseball
a. To execute (a base hit) successfully: hit a single.
b. To bat against (a pitcher or kind of pitch) successfully: can't hit a slider.
6.
a. To affect, especially adversely: The company was hit hard by the recession. Influenza hit the elderly the hardest.
b. To be affected by (a negative development): Their marriage hit a bad patch.
7. Informal
a. To win (a prize, for example), especially in a lottery.
b. To arise suddenly in the mind of; occur to: It finally hit him that she might be his long-lost sister.
8.
a. Informal To go to or arrive at: We hit the beach early.
b. Informal To attain or reach: Monthly sales hit a new high. She hit 40 on her last birthday.
c. To produce or represent accurately: trying to hit the right note.
9. Games To deal cards to.
10. Sports To bite on or take (bait or a lure). Used of a fish.
v.intr.
1. To strike or deal a blow.
2.
a. To come into contact with something; collide.
b. To attack: The raiders hit at dawn.
c. To happen or occur: The storm hit without warning.
3. To achieve or find something desired or sought: finally hit on the answer; hit upon a solution to the problem.
4. Baseball To bat or bat well: Their slugger hasn't been hitting lately.
5. Sports To score by shooting, especially in basketball: hit on 7 of 8 shots.
6. To ignite a mixture of air and fuel in the cylinders. Used of an internal-combustion engine.
n.
1.
a. A collision or impact.
b. A successfully executed shot, blow, thrust, or throw.
c. Sports A deliberate collision with an opponent, such as a body check in ice hockey.
2. A successful or popular venture: a Broadway hit.
3. Computers
a. A match of data in a search string against data that one is searching.
b. A connection made to a website over the internet or another network: Our company's website gets about 250,000 hits daily.
4. An apt or effective remark.
5. Abbr. H Baseball A base hit.
6. Slang
a. A dose of a narcotic drug.
b. A puff of a cigarette or a pipe.
7. Slang A murder planned and carried out usually by a member of an underworld syndicate.

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