Hit (Noun)
Meaning 1
A connection made via the internet to another website; "WordNet gets many hits from users worldwide".
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 2
(physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together; "the collision of the particles resulted in an exchange of energy and a change of direction".
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Nouns denoting natural events.
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Meaning 3
(baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball); "he came all the way around on Williams' hit".
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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- The crowd erupted in cheers as the batter ran to first base on the hit, scoring the winning run.
- With two outs in the bottom of the ninth, the pressure was on the shortstop to get a hit to keep the game alive.
- Johnson's hit in the top of the eighth inning proved to be the game-winner in the closely contested matchup.
- The scoreboard lit up as the umpire signaled a hit, sending the runner round the bases.
- Smith's hit was the longest of the night, clearing the center field wall with ease and scoring two runs.
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Meaning 4
The act of contacting one thing with another; "repeated hitting raised a large bruise"; "after three misses she finally got a hit".
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 5
A murder carried out by an underworld syndicate; "it has all the earmarks of a Mafia hit".
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 6
A conspicuous success; "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".
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.