Hit (Verb)
Meaning 1
Make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target; "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".
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Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.
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Meaning 2
Deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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- Bludgeon
- Pommel
- Plug
- Biff
- Catch
- Tear Into
- Lace Into
- Bash
- Slog
- Swig
- Nail
- Pound
- Bop
- Buff
- Whop
- Lay Into
- Whap
- Stun
- Poke
- Blast
- Fustigate
- Pitch Into
- Thwack
- Wham
- Wallop
- Boom
- Bonk
- Bang
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Meaning 3
Hit the intended target or goal.
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Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.
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Meaning 4
Hit with a missile from a weapon.
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Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.
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Meaning 5
Kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered".
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Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 6
Gain points in a game; "The home team scored many times"; "He hit a home run"; "He hit .300 in the past season".
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Verbs of fighting, athletic activities.
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Meaning 7
Produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments; "The pianist strikes a middle C"; "strike `z' on the keyboard".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 8
Reach a point in time, or a certain state or level; "The thermometer hit 100 degrees"; "This car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 9
Hit against; come into sudden contact with; "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 10
Reach a destination, either real or abstract; "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".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 11
Drive something violently into a location; "he hit his fist on the table"; "she struck her head on the low ceiling".
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Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.
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Meaning 12
Affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely; "We were hit by really bad weather"; "He was stricken with cancer when he was still a teenager"; "The earthquake struck at midnight".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 13
Encounter by chance; "I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant".
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Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
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Meaning 14
Cause to experience suddenly; "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".
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Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling.
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Meaning 15
Pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to; "He tries to hit on women in bars".
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Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.
Meaning 16
Cause to move by striking; "hit a ball".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.