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hit
verb(hit)
drive something violently into a location
Synonyms: strike,
Examples:
He hit his fist on the table.
hit
verb(hit)
kill intentionally and with premeditation
Synonyms: bump off, dispatch, murder, off, polish off, remove, slay,
hit
verb(hit)
gain points in a game
Synonyms: rack up, score, tally,
Examples:
He hit a home run.
He hit .300 in the past season.
hit
noun(hit)
a conspicuous success
Synonyms: bang, smash, smasher, strike,
Examples:
That song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career.
hit
verb(hit)
hit with a missile from a weapon
Synonyms: pip, shoot,
hit
noun(hit)
(physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together
Synonyms: collision,
hit
verb(hit)
make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target
Synonyms: strike,
hit
verb(hit)
affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely
Synonyms: strike,
Examples:
We were hit by really bad weather.
hit
verb(hit)
reach a point in time, or a certain state or level
Synonyms: attain, reach,
Examples:
The thermometer hit 100 degrees.
hit
verb(hit)
encounter by chance
Synonyms: stumble,
hit
verb(hit)
cause to experience suddenly
Synonyms: come to, strike,
Examples:
An interesting idea hit her.
hit
noun(hit)
the act of contacting one thing with another
Synonyms: hitting, striking,
Examples:
Repeated hitting raised a large bruise.
After three misses she finally got a hit.
hit
verb(hit)
produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments
Synonyms: strike,
hit
verb(hit)
reach a destination, either real or abstract
Synonyms: arrive at, attain, gain, make, reach,
Examples:
We hit Detroit by noon.
I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts.
hit
verb(hit)
hit against; come into sudden contact with
Synonyms: collide with, impinge on, run into, strike,
Antonyms: miss,
Examples:
The car hit a tree.
hit
noun(hit)
a connection made via the internet to another website
Examples:
WordNet gets many hits from users worldwide.
hit
noun(hit)
a dose of a narcotic drug
hit
noun(hit)
a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate
Examples:
It has all the earmarks of a Mafia hit.
hit
noun(hit)
(baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball)
Examples:
He came all the way around on Williams' hit.
hit
verb(hit)
cause to move by striking
Examples:
Hit a ball.
hit
verb(hit)
deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
Examples:
He hit her hard in the face.
hit
verb(hit)
hit the intended target or goal
hit
verb(hit)
pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to
Examples:
He tries to hit on women in bars.

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