Definition of hit

noun (n)

• (baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball) (noun.act)

  Example:
  He came all the way around on Williams' hit.
  

  source: wordnet30
• the act of contacting one thing with another (noun.act)

  Synonym: hitting, striking
  

  Example:
  Repeated hitting raised a large bruise.
  After three misses she finally got a hit.
  

  source: wordnet30
• a conspicuous success (noun.act)

  Synonym: bang, smash, smasher, strike
  

  Example:
  That song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career.
  

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

  Synonym: collision
  

  source: wordnet30
• a dose of a narcotic drug (noun.artifact)

  source: wordnet30
• a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate (noun.act)

  Example:
  It has all the earmarks of a Mafia hit.
  

  source: wordnet30
• a connection made via the internet to another website (noun.act)

  Example:
  WordNet gets many hits from users worldwide.
  

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• A striking against; the collision of one body against another; the stroke that touches anything. (noun)

  source: webster1913

pronoun (pro)

• It. (pronoun)

  source: webster1913

verb (v)

• cause to move by striking (verb.contact)

  Example:
  Hit a ball.
  

  source: wordnet30
• hit against; come into sudden contact with (verb.contact)

  Synonym: collide with, impinge on, run into, strike
  Antonym: miss
  

  Example:
  The car hit a tree.
  

  source: wordnet30
• deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument (verb.contact)

  Example:
  He hit her hard in the face.
  

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• reach a destination, either real or abstract (verb.motion)

  Synonym: arrive at, attain, gain, make, reach
  

  Example:
  We hit Detroit by noon.
  I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts.
  

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• affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely (verb.contact)

  Synonym: strike
  

  Example:
  We were hit by really bad weather.
  

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• hit with a missile from a weapon (verb.competition)

  Synonym: pip, shoot
  

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• encounter by chance (verb.possession)

  Synonym: stumble
  

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• gain points in a game (verb.competition)

  Synonym: rack up, score, tally
  

  Example:
  He hit a home run.
  He hit .300 in the past season.
  

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• cause to experience suddenly (verb.perception)

  Synonym: come to, strike
  

  Example:
  An interesting idea hit her.
  

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• make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target (verb.competition)

  source: wordnet30
• kill intentionally and with premeditation (verb.social)

  Synonym: bump off, dispatch, murder, off, polish off, remove, slay
  

  source: wordnet30
• drive something violently into a location (verb.motion)

  Example:
  He hit his fist on the table.
  

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• reach a point in time, or a certain state or level (verb.motion)

  Synonym: attain, reach
  

  Example:
  The thermometer hit 100 degrees.
  

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• produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically (verb.contact)

  source: wordnet30
• consume to excess (verb.consumption)

  Example:
  Hit the bottle.
  

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• hit the intended target or goal (verb.competition)

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• pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to (verb.communication)

  Example:
  He tries to hit on women in bars.
  

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• To reach with a stroke or blow; to strike or touch, usually with force; especially, to reach or touch (an object aimed at). (verb)

  source: webster1913
• To meet or come in contact; to strike; to clash; -- followed by against or on. (verb)

  source: webster1913

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