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hitting definition

hitting


 
  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  hitting 
  hitting 
  shitting 
 
  Overview  of  noun  hitting 
 
  The  noun  hitting  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  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") 
 
  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  hitting 
  hard-hitting 
 
  Overview  of  noun  hitting 
 
  The  noun  hitting  has  1  sense  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  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") 
 
  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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