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hit
(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)
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noun
(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”
noun
a conspicuous success
“that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career”
noun
the act of contacting one thing with another
“repeated hitting raised a large bruise”
noun
a connection made via the internet to another website
“WordNet gets many hits from users worldwide”
noun
a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate
“it has all the earmarks of a Mafia hit”
noun
a dose of a narcotic drug
noun
(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”
verb
pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to
“He tries to hit on women in bars”
verb
make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target
“The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1, 1939”
verb
hit with a missile from a weapon
verb
hit the intended target or goal
verb
affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely
“We were hit by really bad weather”
verb
produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments
“The pianist strikes a middle C”
verb
hit against; come into sudden contact with
“The car hit a tree”
verb
deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
“He hit her hard in the face”
verb
cause to move by striking
“hit a ball”
verb
reach a point in time, or a certain state or level
“The thermometer hit 100 degrees”
verb
reach a destination, either real or abstract
“We hit Detroit by noon”
verb
drive something violently into a location
“he hit his fist on the table”
verb
cause to experience suddenly
“Panic struck me”
verb
encounter by chance
“I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant”
verb
kill intentionally and with premeditation
“The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered”
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Example Sentences
he came all the way around on Williams' hit
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
repeated hitting raised a large bruise
after three misses she finally got a hit
WordNet gets many hits from users worldwide
it has all the earmarks of a Mafia hit
the collision of the particles resulted in an exchange of energy and a change of direction
He tries to hit on women in bars
The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1, 1939
We must strike the enemy's oil fields
in the fifth inning, the Giants struck, sending three runners home to win the game 5 to 2
We were hit by really bad weather
He was stricken with cancer when he was still a teenager
The earthquake struck at midnight
The pianist strikes a middle C
strike ‘z’ on the keyboard
The car hit a tree
He struck the table with his elbow
He hit her hard in the face
hit a ball
The thermometer hit 100 degrees
This car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour
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
he hit his fist on the table
she struck her head on the low ceiling
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
I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant
The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered
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