hit
/hɪt/noun, verb1 syllable
Hit means: kill intentionally and with premeditation.
Synonyms for hit45
noun, as in (physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together
verb, as in kill intentionally and with premeditation
verb, as in hit against; come into sudden contact 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 encounter by chance
verb, as in drive something violently into a location
verb, as in produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments
Opposites of hit
What does hit mean?22
verb
kill intentionally and with premeditation“The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered”
reach a destination, either real or abstract“We hit Detroit by noon”
hit with a missile from a weapon
cause to experience suddenly“Panic struck me”
hit against; come into sudden contact with“The car hit a tree”
make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target“The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1, 1939”
affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely“We were hit by really bad weather”
reach a point in time, or a certain state or level“The thermometer hit 100 degrees”
encounter by chance“I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant”
drive something violently into a location“he hit his fist on the table”
produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments“The pianist strikes a middle C”
cause to move by striking“hit a ball”
deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument“He hit her hard in the face”
hit the intended target or goal
pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to“He tries to hit on women in bars”
noun
a conspicuous success“that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career”
the act of contacting one thing with another“repeated hitting raised a large bruise”
(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”
(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”
a dose of a narcotic drug
a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate“it has all the earmarks of a Mafia hit”
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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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