(baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball); he came all the way around on Williams' hit'
the act of contacting one thing with another; repeated hitting raised a large bruise; after three misses she finally got a hit
a conspicuous success; that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career; that new Broadway show is a real smasher; the party went with a bang
(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
[ Syn: collision ]
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'
hit (n.)
cause to move by striking; hit a ball'
make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target; The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1, 1939; We must strike the enemys oil fields; in the fifth inning, the Giants struck, sending three runners home to win the game 5 to 2
[ Syn: strike ]
kill intentionally and with premeditation; The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered
[ Syn: murder , slay , dispatch , bump off , off , polish off , remove ]
drive something violently into a location; he hit his fist on the table; she struck her head on the low ceiling
[ Syn: strike ]
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
produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically; The pianist strikes a middle C; strike `z on the keyboard; her comments struck a sour note
[ Syn: strike ]
consume to excess; hit the bottle'
hit the intended target or goal
pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to; He tries to hit on women in bars'
hit against; come into sudden contact with; The car hit a tree; He struck the table with his elbow
[ Syn: strike , impinge on , run into , collide with ]
deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; He hit her hard in the face'
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
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
[ Syn: strike ]
hit with a missile from a weapon
encounter by chance; I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant
[ Syn: stumble ]
gain points in a game; The home team scored many times; He hit a home run; He hit .300 in the past season
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