Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb hit
10 of 15 senses of hit
Sense 1
hit
=> play
=> foul
=> cannon
=> ground out
=> fly
=> snap
=> whang
=> undercut
=> putt
=> heel
=> toe
=> bunker
=> bounce
=> backhand
=> pop
=> ground
=> ground
=> top
=> pull
=> kill
=> kill
=> connect
=> drive
=> drive
=> hole, hole out
=> bunt, drag a bunt
=> snick
=> racket
=> dribble, carry
=> slice
=> hook
=> single
=> double
=> triple
=> shoot
=> volley
=> croquet
=> loft
Sense 2
hit, strike, impinge on run into collide with
=> ping
=> spang, bang
=> rear-end
=> broadside
=> connect
=> spat
=> thud
=> bottom
=> bottom out
=> bump, knock
=> run into bump into jar against, butt against, knock against
=> collide, clash
Sense 3
hit, strike
=> clap
Sense 4
hit
=> clap
=> slam, bang
=> lam into tear into lace into pitch into lay into
=> kick
=> swipe
=> smite
=> hook
=> swat
=> sock, bop, whop, whap, bonk, bash
=> get catch
=> conk
=> cosh
=> brain
=> smash, nail, boom, blast
=> crack
=> sandbag, stun
=> bat
=> bat
=> bat
=> cut
=> thump, pound, poke
=> smack, thwack
=> belt
=> punch, plug
=> slug, slog, swig
=> whack, wham, whop, wallop
=> pummel, pommel, biff
=> buffet, buff
=> box
=> club, bludgeon
=> cudgel
Sense 5
reach, attain, make hit, arrive at gain
=> catch up
=> scale, surmount
=> breast
=> access get at
=> peak, reach a peak
=> bottom out
=> make
=> find
=> culminate
=> get through come through
=> ground, run aground
Sense 6
reach, hit, attain
=> max out
=> break even
Sense 7
shoot, hit, pip
=> gun down
=> grass
=> kneecap
Sense 9
strike, hit
=> slice
=> chop
=> stroke
=> retaliate, strike back
Sense 13
score, hit, tally, rack up
=> par
=> homer
=> kick
=> eagle
=> hole up
=> ace
=> walk
=> equalize, equalise, get even
=> have get make
Sense 15
murder, slay, hit, dispatch, bump off polish off remove
=> burke
=> execute
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb hit
10 of 15 senses of hit
Sense 1
hit
=> play
=> foul
=> foul out
=> cannon
=> ground out
=> fly
=> snap
=> whang
=> undercut
=> putt
=> heel
=> toe
=> bunker
=> bounce
=> bounce out
=> backhand
=> pop
=> ground
=> ground
=> top
=> pull
=> kill
=> kill
=> connect
=> drive
=> drive
=> hole, hole out
=> bunt, drag a bunt
=> snick
=> racket
=> dribble, carry
=> slice
=> hook
=> single
=> double
=> triple
=> shoot
=> dunk
=> break
=> chip
=> carom
=> birdie
=> double birdie
=> double bogey
=> bogey
=> knuckle
=> volley
=> croquet
=> loft
Sense 2
hit, strike, impinge on run into collide with
=> ping
=> spang, bang
=> rear-end
=> broadside
=> connect
=> spat
=> thud
=> bottom
=> bottom out
=> bump, knock
=> run into bump into jar against, butt against, knock against
=> collide, clash
=> shock
=> crash, ram
Sense 3
hit, strike
=> clap
Sense 4
hit
=> clap
=> slam, bang
=> lam into tear into lace into pitch into lay into
=> kick
=> scuff
=> boot
=> swipe
=> smite
=> hook
=> swat
=> sock, bop, whop, whap, bonk, bash
=> get catch
=> conk
=> cosh
=> brain
=> smash, nail, boom, blast
=> crack
=> sandbag, stun
=> bat
=> switch-hit
=> bat
=> bat
=> cut
=> thump, pound, poke
=> smack, thwack
=> belt
=> punch, plug
=> slug, slog, swig
=> whack, wham, whop, wallop
=> pummel, pommel, biff
=> buffet, buff
=> box
=> club, bludgeon
=> cudgel
Sense 5
reach, attain, make hit, arrive at gain
=> catch up
=> come back
=> scale, surmount
=> breast
=> access get at
=> peak, reach a peak
=> crest
=> bottom out
=> make
=> find
=> culminate
=> get through come through
=> ground, run aground
Sense 6
reach, hit, attain
=> max out
=> break even
Sense 7
shoot, hit, pip
=> gun down
=> grass
=> kneecap
Sense 9
strike, hit
=> slice
=> chop
=> stroke
=> retaliate, strike back
Sense 13
score, hit, tally, rack up
=> par
=> homer
=> kick
=> place-kick
=> drop-kick
=> eagle
=> hole up
=> ace
=> walk
=> equalize, equalise, get even
=> have get make
Sense 15
murder, slay, hit, dispatch, bump off polish off remove
=> burke
=> execute
Entailment of verb hit
3 of 15 senses of hit
Sense 5
reach, attain, make hit, arrive at gain
=> travel, go move locomote
Sense 10
hit
=> aim take train, take aim direct
Sense 13
score, hit, tally, rack up
=> compete, vie, contend
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb hit
15 senses of hit
Sense 1
hit
=> propel, impel
Sense 2
hit, strike, impinge on run into collide with
=> touch
Sense 3
hit, strike
=> affect, impact, bear upon bear on touch on touch
Sense 4
hit
=> touch
Sense 5
reach, attain, make hit, arrive at gain
Sense 6
reach, hit, attain
=> arrive, get come
Sense 7
shoot, hit, pip
=> injure, wound
Sense 8
hit, strike, come to
Sense 9
strike, hit
=> attack, assail
Sense 10
hit
=> succeed, come through
Sense 11
strike, hit
=> touch
Sense 12
stumble, hit
=> come by
Sense 13
score, hit, tally, rack up
=> gain, advance, win, pull ahead, make headway, get ahead, gain ground
Sense 14
hit
=> consume, ingest, take in take have
Sense 15
murder, slay, hit, dispatch, bump off polish off remove
=> kill
Familiarity of verb hit
hit used as a verb is familiar (polysemy count = 15)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb hit
Sense 3
hit, strike
=> affect, impact, bear upon bear on touch on touch
Sense 7
shoot, hit, pip
=> injure, wound
Sense 9
strike, hit
=> attack, assail
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Sense 1
hit
=> propel, impel
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Sense 2
hit, strike, impinge on run into collide with
=> touch
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Sense 4
hit
=> touch
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Sense 5
reach, attain, make hit, arrive at gain
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Sense 6
reach, hit, attain
=> arrive, get come
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Sense 8
hit, strike, come to
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Sense 10
hit
=> succeed, come through
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Sense 11
strike, hit
=> touch
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Sense 12
stumble, hit
=> come by
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Sense 13
score, hit, tally, rack up
=> gain, advance, win, pull ahead, make headway, get ahead, gain ground
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Sense 14
hit
=> consume, ingest, take in take have
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Sense 15
murder, slay, hit, dispatch, bump off polish off remove
=> kill
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Grep of noun hit
base hit
bullshit
chickenshit
chit
dog shit
dogshit
galeopsis tetrahit
hit
hit list
hit man
hitch
hitchcock
hitchhiker
hitching bar
hitching post
hitchings
hitchiti
hitchrack
hitler
hitter
hitting
hittite
horseshit
liberty chit
no-hit game
shit
three-base hit
two-base hit
whit
Overview of noun hit
The noun hit has 6 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (15) hit -- (a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball); "he came all the way around on Williams' hit")
2. (2) hit, hitting, striking -- (a act of hitting one thing with another; "repeated hitting raised a large bruise"; "after three misses she finally got a hit")
3. (1) hit, bang, smash, strike -- (a conspicuous success; "that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career")
4. collision, hit -- (an event in which two or more bodies come together)
5. hit -- (a dose of a narcotic drug)
6. hit -- (a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate; "it has all the earmarks of a Mafia hit")
Overview of verb hit
The verb hit has 15 senses (first 14 from tagged texts)
1. (440) hit -- (cause to move by striking; "hit a ball")
2. (305) hit, strike, impinge on run into collide with -- (hit against; come into sudden contact with "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow")
3. (190) hit, strike -- (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")
4. (176) hit -- (deal a blow to either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face")
5. (174) reach, attain, make hit, arrive at gain -- (reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made the plane"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts")
6. (168) reach, hit, attain -- (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")
7. (59) shoot, hit, pip -- (hit with a missile from a weapon)
8. (33) hit, strike, come to -- (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")
9. (16) strike, hit -- (make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target; "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")
10. (15) hit -- (hit the target or goal, as intended)
11. (12) strike, hit -- (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")
12. (6) stumble, hit -- (encounter by chance; "I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant")
13. (5) score, hit, tally, rack up -- (gain points; "The home team scored many times")
14. (3) hit -- (consume to excess; "hit the bottle")
15. murder, slay, hit, dispatch, bump off polish off remove -- (kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered")
Grep of adj hit
hit-and-run
hit-or-miss
hitlerian
hitless
no-hit
Overview of noun hit
The noun hit has 6 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (15) hit -- (a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball); "he came all the way around on Williams' hit")
2. (2) hit, hitting, striking -- (a act of hitting one thing with another; "repeated hitting raised a large bruise"; "after three misses she finally got a hit")
3. (1) hit, bang, smash, strike -- (a conspicuous success; "that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career")
4. collision, hit -- (an event in which two or more bodies come together)
5. hit -- (a dose of a narcotic drug)
6. hit -- (a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate; "it has all the earmarks of a Mafia hit")
Overview of verb hit
The verb hit has 15 senses (first 14 from tagged texts)
1. (440) hit -- (cause to move by striking; "hit a ball")
2. (305) hit, strike, impinge on run into collide with -- (hit against; come into sudden contact with "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow")
3. (190) hit, strike -- (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")
4. (176) hit -- (deal a blow to either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face")
5. (174) reach, attain, make hit, arrive at gain -- (reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made the plane"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts")
6. (168) reach, hit, attain -- (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")
7. (59) shoot, hit, pip -- (hit with a missile from a weapon)
8. (33) hit, strike, come to -- (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")
9. (16) strike, hit -- (make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target; "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")
10. (15) hit -- (hit the target or goal, as intended)
11. (12) strike, hit -- (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")
12. (6) stumble, hit -- (encounter by chance; "I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant")
13. (5) score, hit, tally, rack up -- (gain points; "The home team scored many times")
14. (3) hit -- (consume to excess; "hit the bottle")
15. murder, slay, hit, dispatch, bump off polish off remove -- (kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered")
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