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HIT
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Irregular inflected form: hitting
I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball)
Example:
he came all the way around on Williams' hit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("hit" is a kind of...):
effort; exploit; feat (a notable achievement)
Domain category:
ball; baseball; baseball game (a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hit"):
base hit; safety ((baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely)
Derivation:
hit (gain points in a game)
hit (cause to move by striking)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A conspicuous success
Example:
the party went with a bang
Synonyms:
bang; hit; smash; smasher; strike
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("hit" is a kind of...):
success (an attainment that is successful)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hit"):
blockbuster; megahit; smash hit (an unusually successful hit with widespread popularity and huge sales (especially a movie or play or recording or novel))
sleeper (an unexpected hit)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The act of contacting one thing with another
Example:
after three misses she finally got a hit
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("hit" is a kind of...):
touch; touching (the act of putting two things together with no space between them)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hit"):
contusion (the action of bruising)
crash; smash (the act of colliding with something)
bunt ((baseball) the act of hitting a baseball lightly without swinging the bat)
fly; fly ball ((baseball) a hit that flies up in the air)
ground ball; groundball; grounder; hopper ((baseball) a hit that travels along the ground)
header ((soccer) the act of hitting the ball with your head)
scorcher; screamer (a very hard hit ball)
plunk; plunker ((baseball) hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly)
Derivation:
hit (deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument)
Sense 4
Meaning:
A connection made via the internet to another website
Example:
WordNet gets many hits from users worldwide
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("hit" is a kind of...):
connection; connexion; joining (the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication))
Sense 5
Meaning:
A murder carried out by an underworld syndicate
Example:
it has all the earmarks of a Mafia hit
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("hit" is a kind of...):
execution; murder; slaying (unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being)
Derivation:
hit (kill intentionally and with premeditation)
Sense 6
Meaning:
A dose of a narcotic drug
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("hit" is a kind of...):
dosage; dose (a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time)
Sense 7
Meaning:
(physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together
Example:
the collision of the particles resulted in an exchange of energy and a change of direction
Synonyms:
collision; hit
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("hit" is a kind of...):
contact; impinging; striking (the physical coming together of two or more things)
Domain category:
natural philosophy; physics (the science of matter and energy and their interactions)
Derivation:
hit (hit against; come into sudden contact with)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they hit ... he / she / it hits
Past simple: hit
Past participle: hit
-ing form: hitting
Sense 1
Meaning:
Pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to
Example:
He tries to hit on women in bars
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "hit" is one way to...):
approach (make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s PP
Sense 2
Meaning:
Gain points in a game
Example:
He hit .300 in the past season
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Hypernyms (to "hit" is one way to...):
advance; gain; gain ground; get ahead; make headway; pull ahead; win (obtain advantages, such as points, etc.)
"Hit" entails doing...:
compete; contend; vie (compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "hit"):
par (make a score (on a hole) equal to par)
shoot (score)
convert (score (a spare))
convert (complete successfully)
convert (score an extra point or points after touchdown by kicking the ball through the uprights or advancing the ball into the end zone)
homer (hit a home run)
kick (make a goal)
eagle (shoot in two strokes under par)
hole up (score a hole in one)
ace (score an ace against)
walk (obtain a base on balls)
equalise; equalize; get even (compensate; make the score equal)
get; have; make (achieve a point or goal)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Derivation:
hit ((baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball))
Sense 3
Meaning:
Make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target
Example:
in the fifth inning, the Giants struck, sending three runners home to win the game 5 to 2
Synonyms:
hit; strike
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Hypernyms (to "hit" is one way to...):
assail; attack (launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with)
Verb group:
hit; pip; shoot (hit with a missile from a weapon)
hit; strike (affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "hit"):
slice (hit a ball so that it causes a backspin)
chop (hit sharply)
stroke (strike a ball with a smooth blow)
retaliate; strike back (make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Sense 4
Meaning:
Hit with a missile from a weapon
Synonyms:
hit; pip; shoot
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Hypernyms (to "hit" is one way to...):
injure; wound (cause injuries or bodily harm to)
Verb group:
hit; strike (make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target)
blast; shoot (fire a shot)
pip; shoot (kill by firing a missile)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "hit"):
gun down (strike down or shoot down)
grass (shoot down, of birds)
kneecap (shoot in the kneecap, often done by terrorist groups as a warning)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Derivation:
hitting (the act of contacting one thing with another)
Sense 5
Meaning:
Hit the intended target or goal
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Hypernyms (to "hit" is one way to...):
bring home the bacon; come through; deliver the goods; succeed; win (attain success or reach a desired goal)
"Hit" entails doing...:
aim; direct; take; take aim; train (point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Derivation:
hitting (the act of contacting one thing with another)
Sense 6
Meaning:
Affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely
Example:
The earthquake struck at midnight
Synonyms:
hit; strike
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "hit" is one way to...):
affect; bear on; bear upon; impact; touch; touch on (have an effect upon)
Verb group:
hit; strike (make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Sentence example:
The wind storms hit the area with dust and dirt
Sense 7
Meaning:
Produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments
Example:
strike 'z' on the keyboard
Synonyms:
hit; strike
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "hit" is one way to...):
touch (make physical contact with, come in contact with)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 8
Meaning:
Hit against; come into sudden contact with
Example:
He struck the table with his elbow
Synonyms:
collide with; hit; impinge on; run into; strike
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "hit" is one way to...):
touch (make physical contact with, come in contact with)
Verb group:
strike (deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "hit"):
stub (strike (one's toe) accidentally against an object)
ping (hit with a pinging noise)
bang; spang (leap, jerk, bang)
rear-end (collide with the rear end of)
broadside (collide with the broad side of)
connect (land on or hit solidly)
spat (strike with a sound like that of falling rain)
thud (strike with a dull sound)
bottom (strike the ground, as with a ship's bottom)
bottom out (hit the ground)
bump; knock (knock against with force or violence)
bump into; butt against; jar against; knock against; run into (collide violently with an obstacle)
clash; collide (crash together with violent impact)
glance (hit at an angle)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Sentence example:
The car hits the tree
Antonym:
miss (fail to reach)
Derivation:
hitting (the act of contacting one thing with another)
hit ((physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together)
Sense 9
Meaning:
Deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
Example:
He hit her hard in the face
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "hit" is one way to...):
touch (make physical contact with, come in contact with)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "hit"):
clap (strike with the flat of the hand; usually in a friendly way, as in encouragement or greeting)
bang; slam (strike violently)
lace into; lam into; lay into; pitch into; tear into (hit violently, as in an attack)
kick (strike with the foot)
swipe (strike with a swiping motion)
smite (inflict a heavy blow on, with the hand, a tool, or a weapon)
hook (hit with a hook)
swat (hit swiftly with a violent blow)
bash; bonk; bop; sock; whap; whop (hit hard)
bean (hit on the head, especially with a pitched baseball)
pop (hit or strike)
catch; get (reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot)
conk (hit, especially on the head)
cosh (hit with a cosh, usually on the head)
brain (hit on the head)
blast; boom; nail; smash (hit hard)
crack (hit forcefully; deal a hard blow, making a cracking noise)
sandbag; stun (hit something or somebody as if with a sandbag)
bat (strike with, or as if with a baseball bat)
bat (use a bat)
bat (have a turn at bat)
cut (hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction)
poke; pound; thump (hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument)
smack; thwack (deliver a hard blow to)
belt (deliver a blow to)
plug; punch (deliver a quick blow to)
slog; slug; swig (strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat)
wallop; whack; wham; whop (hit hard)
biff; pommel; pummel (strike, usually with the fist)
buff; buffet (strike, beat repeatedly)
box (hit with the fist)
bludgeon; club (strike with a club or a bludgeon)
cudgel; fustigate (strike with a cudgel)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody with something
Sentence example:
The fighter managed to hit his opponent
Derivation:
hit; hitting (the act of contacting one thing with another)
Sense 10
Meaning:
Cause to move by striking
Example:
hit a ball
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "hit" is one way to...):
impel; propel (cause to move forward with force)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "hit"):
play (shoot or hit in a particular manner)
foul (hit a foul ball)
cannon (make a cannon)
clap (strike together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise)
ground out (make an out by hitting the ball on the ground)
toe (drive (a golf ball) with the toe of the club)
shank (hit (a golf ball) with the heel of a club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction)
pitch (hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin)
fly (hit a fly)
snap (put in play with a snap)
whang (propel or hit with force)
undercut (strike (the ball) in golf, tennis, or hockey obliquely downward so as to give a backspin or elevation to the shot)
putt (strike (a golf ball) lightly, with a putter)
heel (strike with the heel of the club)
toe (hit (a golf ball) with the toe of the club)
bunker (hit a golf ball into a bunker)
bounce (hit something so that it bounces)
backhand (hit a tennis ball backhand)
pop (hit a pop-fly)
follow through (carry a stroke to natural completion after hitting or releasing a ball)
shell (hit the pitches of hard and regularly)
ground (hit onto the ground)
ground (hit a groundball)
top (strike (the top part of a ball in golf, baseball, or pool) giving it a forward spin)
pull (hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing)
kill (hit with great force)
kill (hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games)
connect (hit or play a ball successfully)
drive (hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally)
drive (strike with a driver, as in teeing off)
hole; hole out (hit the ball into the hole)
bunt; drag a bunt (hit a ball in such a way so as to make it go a short distance)
snick (hit a glancing blow with the edge of the bat)
racket (hit (a ball) with a racket)
slice (hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels in a different direction)
hook (hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left)
single (hit a single)
double (hit a two-base hit)
triple (hit a three-base hit)
smash (hit (a tennis ball) in a powerful overhead stroke)
shoot (throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective)
volley (hit before it touches the ground)
croquet (drive away by hitting with one's ball)
loft (kick or strike high in the air)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
The children hit the ball
Derivation:
hit ((baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball))
hitter (someone who hits)
hitting (the act of contacting one thing with another)
Sense 11
Meaning:
Reach a point in time, or a certain state or level
Example:
This car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "hit" is one way to...):
arrive; come; get (reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "hit"):
max out (reach a maximum)
break even (attain a level at which there is neither gain nor loss, as in business, gambling, or a competitive sport)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Sense 12
Meaning:
Reach a destination, either real or abstract
Example:
I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts
Synonyms:
arrive at; attain; gain; hit; make; reach
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
"Hit" entails doing...:
go; locomote; move; travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically)
Verb group:
make (reach in time)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "hit"):
catch up (reach the point where one should be after a delay)
scale; surmount (reach the highest point of)
access; get at (reach or gain access to)
bottom out (reach the low point)
peak; top out (to reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity)
breast; summit (reach the summit (of a mountain))
top (reach or ascend the top of)
make (reach in time)
find (succeed in reaching; arrive at)
culminate (reach the highest altitude or the meridian, of a celestial body)
come through; get through (succeed in reaching a real or abstract destination after overcoming problems)
ground; run aground (hit or reach the ground)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
They hit the water
Sense 13
Meaning:
Drive something violently into a location
Example:
she struck her head on the low ceiling
Synonyms:
hit; strike
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "hit" is one way to...):
displace; move (cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "hit"):
smash (hit violently)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
Sense 14
Meaning:
Cause to experience suddenly
Example:
They were struck with fear
Synonyms:
come to; hit; strike
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Verb group:
affect; impress; move; strike (have an emotional or cognitive impact upon)
Sentence frame:
Something ----s somebody
Sense 15
Meaning:
Encounter by chance
Example:
I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant
Synonyms:
hit; stumble
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Hypernyms (to "hit" is one way to...):
come by; come into (obtain, especially accidentally)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s PP
Sense 16
Meaning:
Kill intentionally and with premeditation
Example:
The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered
Synonyms:
bump off; dispatch; hit; murder; off; polish off; remove; slay
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Hypernyms (to "hit" is one way to...):
kill (cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "hit"):
burke (murder without leaving a trace on the body)
execute (murder in a planned fashion)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Sentence example:
Sam cannot hit Sue
Derivation:
hit (a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate)
Context examples:
The region likely hit its carrying capacity.
(Scientists chart a baby boom in southwestern Native Americans from 500 to 1300 A.D., NSF)
But it’s the projected reductions in pre-monsoon river flows and changes in the monsoon that will hit hardest, throwing urban water systems and food and energy production off kilter.
(Bulk of Himalayan glaciers could vanish by 2100, SciDev.Net)
"I didn't bite him," said the Lion, as he rubbed his nose with his paw where Dorothy had hit it.
(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)
Or if lightning hit somewhere that had phosphorous, or a meteor had a phosphorous content, could it generate an impact to make phosphine?
(Poisonous Earthly Molecule May Be Sign of Extraterrestrial Life, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
But had I been informed of it a few hours earlier—I think it is most probable—that something might have been hit on.
(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)
The straw hit on a good idea, and said: “I will lay myself straight across, and then you can walk over on me as on a bridge.”
(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)
Earth and the Moon are hit in the same proportions over time.
(Moon Data Sheds Light on Earth’s Asteroid Impact History, NASA)
If your book is coming out on this date, you’ll have hit the jackpot—you will likely generate impressive sales.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
The Moon was formed when Earth was hit by a body about the size of Mars, also called Theia.
(Moon’s Formation Brought Water to Earth, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
But this I will say: when 'The Shame of the Sun' is published, it will make a hit.
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
