HIT
/hɪt/ ► audio Scrabble 6 Words With Friends 5
Definition
- noun (baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball).
- noun the act of contacting one thing with another.
— synonyms: hitting, striking
- noun a conspicuous success.
— synonyms: smash, smasher, strike, bang
- noun (physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together.
— synonyms: collision
- noun a dose of a narcotic drug.
- noun a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate.
- noun a connection made via the internet to another website.
- verb cause to move by striking.
- verb hit against.
— synonyms: strike, impinge_on, run_into, collide_with
- verb deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument.
- verb reach a destination, either real or abstract.
— synonyms: reach, make, attain, arrive_at, gain
- verb affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely.
— synonyms: strike
- verb hit with a missile from a weapon.
— synonyms: shoot, pip
- verb encounter by chance.
— synonyms: stumble
- verb gain points in a game.
— synonyms: score, tally, rack_up
- verb cause to experience suddenly.
— synonyms: strike, come_to
- verb make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target.
— synonyms: strike
- verb kill intentionally and with premeditation.
— synonyms: murder, slay, dispatch, bump_off, off, polish_off, remove
- verb drive something violently into a location.
— synonyms: strike
- verb reach a point in time, or a certain state or level.
— synonyms: reach, attain
- verb produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments.
— synonyms: strike
- verb hit the intended target or goal.
- verb pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to.
Examples
- “The hit was very slight.”
- “The catcher got a hit to lead off the fifth.”
- “Where am I going to get my next hit?”
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