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hit definition

hit


 
  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 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  1 
  hit 
  =>  propel,  impel 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  hit,  strike,  impinge  on  run  into  collide  with 
  =>  touch 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  hit 
  =>  touch 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  reach,  attain,  make  hit,  arrive  at  gain 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  6 
  reach,  hit,  attain 
  =>  arrive,  get  come 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  8 
  hit,  strike,  come  to 
  -------------- 
 
  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 
  -------------- 
 
  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") 



hit definition