hit
hit
(hĭt) verb
hit,
hitting, hits
verb
, transitive
1.
a. To come into contact with forcefully; strike: The car hit the guardrail. b. To reach with or as if with a blow: The bullet hit the police officer in the shoulder.
2. a. To cause to come into contact: She hit her hand against the wall. b. To deal a blow to. c. To strike with a missile: fired and hit the target.
3. To press or push (a key or button, for example): hit the return key by mistake.
4. Sports. a. To reach with a propelled object: hit the running back with a pass. b. To score in this way: She hit the winning goal. c. To perform (a shot or maneuver) successfully: couldn't hit the jump shot. d. To propel with a stroke or blow: hit the ball onto the green.
5. Baseball. a. To execute (a base hit) successfully: hit a single. b. To bat against (a pitcher or kind of pitch) successfully: can't hit a slider.
6. To affect, especially adversely: The company was hit hard by the recession.
7. Informal. To come upon or discover, especially by chance: finally hit the right exit.
8. a. Informal. To attain or reach: Monthly sales hit a new high. She hit 40 on her last birthday. b. To accord with; suit: The idea hit my fancy. c. To produce or represent accurately: trying to hit the right note.
9. Games. To deal cards to.
10. Slang. To give a drink of liquor or a dose of a narcotic to.
verb
, intransitive
1.
To strike or deal a blow.
2.
a. To come into contact with something; collide. b. To attack: The raiders hit at dawn. c. To happen or occur: The storm hit without warning.
3. To achieve or find something desired or sought: finally hit on the answer; hit upon a solution to the problem.
4. Baseball. To bat.
5. To ignite a mixture of air and fuel in the cylinders. Used of an internal-combustion engine.
noun
Abbr.
h, h.
1.
a. A collision or an impact. b. A successfully executed shot, blow, thrust, or throw.
2. A successful or popular venture: a Broadway hit.
3. An apt or effective remark.
4. Baseball. A base hit.
5. Slang. a. A dose of a narcotic drug. b. A puff of a cigarette or a marijuana cigarette or pipe.
6. Slang. A murder planned and carried out usually by a member of an underworld syndicate.
phrasal verb.
hit on Slang
To pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to: can't go into a bar lately without being hit on. hit up Slang
To approach and ask (someone) for something, especially for money: tried to hit me up for a loan.
idiom.
hit it big Slang
To be successful: investors who hit it big on the stock market.
hit it off Informal
To get along well together.
hit (someone) over the head Informal
To be so repetitive or obvious as to become redundant or insulting: We were simply hit over the head by the poet's misogynistic imagery.
hit the books Informal
To study, especially with concentrated effort.
hit the bottle Slang
To engage in drinking alcoholic beverages.
hit the fan Slang
To have serious, usually adverse consequences.
hit the ground running Informal
To begin a venture with great energy, involvement, and competence.
hit the hay or hit the sack Slang
To go to bed: hit the hay well before midnight.
hit the high points or hit the high spots
To direct attention to the most important points or places.
hit the jackpot
To become highly and unexpectedly successful, especially to win a great deal of money.
hit the nail on the head
To be absolutely right.
hit the road Slang
To set out, as on a trip; leave.
hit the roof or hit the ceiling Slang
To express anger, especially vehemently.
hit the spot
To give total or desired satisfaction, as food or drink.
[Middle English hitten, from Old English hyttan, from Old Norse hitta.]
hit
ʹless adjective
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ʹtable adjective