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hit

/hɪt/noun, verb1 syllable

Hit means: kill intentionally and with premeditation.

Synonyms for hit45

noun, as in a conspicuous success

smash, smasher, strike, bang

noun, as in the act of contacting one thing with another

noun, as in (physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together

verb, as in kill intentionally and with premeditation

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

verb, as in reach a destination, either real or abstract

reach, make, attain, arrive at, gain

verb, as in hit with a missile from a weapon

verb, as in cause to experience suddenly

verb, as in hit against; come into sudden contact with

strike, impinge on, run into, collide with

verb, as in make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target

verb, as in affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely

verb, as in reach a point in time, or a certain state or level

verb, as in encounter by chance

verb, as in drive something violently into a location

verb, as in produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments

also used for hit

beat, beset, smoke up, toke, hit the gym, pelt, thump, do away with, whack, fall upon, lay into, ram, baste, batter, belabor

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Opposites of hit

What does hit mean?22

verb

1

kill intentionally and with premeditation“The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered”

2

reach a destination, either real or abstract“We hit Detroit by noon”

3

hit with a missile from a weapon

4

cause to experience suddenly“Panic struck me”

5

hit against; come into sudden contact with“The car hit a tree”

6

make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target“The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1, 1939”

7

affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely“We were hit by really bad weather”

8

reach a point in time, or a certain state or level“The thermometer hit 100 degrees”

9

encounter by chance“I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant”

10

drive something violently into a location“he hit his fist on the table”

11

produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments“The pianist strikes a middle C”

12

cause to move by striking“hit a ball”

13

deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument“He hit her hard in the face”

14

hit the intended target or goal

15

pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to“He tries to hit on women in bars”

noun

1

a conspicuous success“that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career”

2

the act of contacting one thing with another“repeated hitting raised a large bruise”

3

(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”

4

(baseball) when a batter strikes a pitched ball into fair territory and arrives safely on base (without an error or a fielder's choice being made by the defense)“he came all the way around on Williams' hit”

5

a dose of a narcotic drug

6

a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate“it has all the earmarks of a Mafia hit”

7

a connection made via the internet to another website“WordNet gets many hits from users worldwide”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with hit?36

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All 36 rhymes for hit, grouped by syllable

Hit in a sentence

  • When my bicycle hit the rock, the front tire blew out.CM
  • Edward, the venture capitalist, hit the jackpot in the oil business.AlanF_US
  • He hit three home runs, scoring eight runs.unknown
  • He may have argued with his wife, but he can't have hit her.unknown
  • By lack of attention, she hit the post with her car.FeuDRenais
  • I wanted to hit him, but he ran away from me.tanzoniteblack
  • If you hit a patch of fog, slow down and put your blinkers on.darinmex
  • Fortunately, the shark bite didn't hit any major arteries.darinmex

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of hit

as a noun

plural
hits

as a verb

past tense
hit
past participle
hit
present participle
hitting
third-person singular
hits