hitting
hit
noun
1 hit
baseball A successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball).
Roget 731:
success,
successfulness;
speed;
advance
etc.
(progress)
282.
trump card;
hit,
stroke,
score;
lucky hit,
fortunate hit,
good hit,
good stroke;
direct hit,
bull's eye;
goal,
point,
touchdown;
home run,
homer,
hole-in-one,
grand slam;
killing
[make money],
windfall bold stroke,
master stroke;
ten strike [U.S.];
coup de maitre [Fr.],
checkmate;
half the battle,
prize;
profit
etc.
(acquisition)
775.
continued success;
good fortune
etc.
(prosperity)
734;
time well spent.
advantage over;
upper hand,
whip hand;
ascendancy,
mastery;
expugnation†,
conquest,
victory,
subdual†;
subjugation
etc.
(subjection)
749.
triumph
etc.
(exultation)
884;
proficiency
etc.
(skill)
698.
conqueror,
victor,
winner;
master of the situation,
master of the position,
top of the heap,
king of the hill;
achiever,
success,
success story.
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Roget 156:
chance,
indetermination,
accident,
fortune,
hazard,
hap,
haphazard,
chance medley,
random,
luck,
raccroc†,
casualty,
contingence,
adventure,
hit;
fate
etc.
(necessity)
601;
equal chance;
lottery;
tombola†;
toss up
etc.
621;
turn of the table,
turn of the cards;
hazard of the die,
chapter of accidents,
fickle finger of fate;
cast of the dice,
throw of the dice;
heads or tails,
flip of a coin,
wheel of Fortune;
sortes†,
sortes Virgilianae†.
probability,
possibility,
odds;
long odds,
run of luck;
accidentalness;
main chance,
odds on,
favorable odds.
contingency,
dependence
(uncertainty)
475;
situation
(circumstance)
8.
statistics,
theory of Probabilities,
theory of Chances;
bookmaking;
assurance;
speculation,
gaming
etc.
621.
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Roget 932:
disapprobation,
disapproval;
improbation†;
disesteem,
disvaluation†,
displacency†;
odium;
dislike
etc.
867.
dispraise,
discommendation†;
blame,
censure,
obloquy;
detraction
etc.
934;
disparagement,
depreciation;
denunciation;
condemnation
etc.
971;
ostracism;
black list.
animadversion,
reflection,
stricture,
objection,
exception,
criticism;
sardonic grin,
sardonic laugh;
sarcasm,
insinuation,
innuendo;
bad compliment,
poor compliment,
left-handed compliment.
satire;
sneer
etc.
(contempt)
930;
taunt
etc.
(disrespect)
929;
cavil,
carping,
censoriousness;
hypercriticism
etc.
(fastidiousness)
868.
reprehension,
remonstrance,
expostulation,
reproof,
reprobation,
admonition,
increpation†,
reproach;
rebuke,
reprimand,
castigation,
jobation†,
lecture,
curtain lecture,
blow up,
wigging,
dressing,
rating,
scolding,
trimming;
correction,
set down,
rap on the knuckles,
coup de bec [Fr.],
rebuff;
slap,
slap on the face;
home thrust,
hit;
frown,
scowl,
black look.
diatribe;
jeremiad,
jeremiade;
tirade,
philippic.
clamor,
outcry,
hue and cry;
hiss,
hissing;
sibilance,
sibilation,
catcall;
execration
etc.
908.
chiding,
upbraiding
etc.
v.;
exprobation†,
abuse,
vituperation,
invective,
objurgation,
contumely;
hard words,
cutting words,
bitter words.
evil-speaking;
bad language
etc.
908;
personality.
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2 hit
The act of contacting one thing with another:
— Repeated hitting raised a large bruise.
— After three misses she finally got a hit.
synonyms: hitting, striking.
Polish: trafienie
3 hit
A conspicuous success:
— That song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career.
synonyms: bang, smash, smasher, strike.
Roget 276:
impulse,
impulsion,
impetus;
momentum;
push,
pulsion†,
thrust,
shove,
jog,
jolt,
brunt,
booming,
boost [U.S.],
throw;
explosion
etc.
(violence)
173;
propulsion
etc.
284.
percussion,
concussion,
collision,
occursion†,
clash,
encounter,
cannon,
carambole†,
appulse†,
shock,
crash,
bump;
impact;
elan;
charge
etc.
(attack)
716;
beating
etc.
(punishment)
972.
blow,
dint,
stroke,
knock,
tap,
rap,
slap,
smack,
pat,
dab;
fillip;
slam,
bang;
hit,
whack,
thwack;
cuff
etc.
972;
squash,
dowse,
swap,
whap†,
punch,
thump,
pelt,
kick,
punce†,
calcitration†;
ruade†;
arietation†;
cut,
thrust,
lunge,
yerk†;
carom,
carrom†,
clip [Slang],
jab,
plug [Slang],
sidewinder [U.S.],
sidewipe†,
sideswipe [U.S.].
hammer,
sledge hammer,
mall,
maul,
mallet,
flail;
ram,
rammer†;
battering ram,
monkey,
pile-driving engine,
punch,
bat;
cant hook;
cudgel
etc.
(weapon)
727;
ax
etc.
(sharp)
253.
[Science of mechanical forces]
dynamics;
seismometer,
accelerometer,
earthquake detector.
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Dutch: klapper, knaller, succes, topper
Polish: hit, przebój
4 hit
physics A brief event in which two or more bodies come together.
synonym: collision.
5 hit
A dose of a narcotic drug.
6 hit
A murder carried out by an underworld syndicate.
7 hit
A connection made via the internet to another website.
verb
1 hit
Cause to move by striking.
2 hit
Hit against; come into sudden contact with:
— The car hit a tree.
synonyms: collide with, impinge on, run into, strike.
Roget 276:
give an impetus
etc.
n.;
impel,
push;
start,
give a start to,
set going;
drive,
urge,
boom;
thrust,
prod,
foin [Fr.];
cant;
elbow,
shoulder,
jostle,
justle†,
hustle,
hurtle,
shove,
jog,
jolt,
encounter;
run against,
bump against,
butt against;
knock one's head against,
run one's head against;
impinge;
boost [U.S.];
bunt,
carom,
clip y;
fan,
fan out;
jab,
plug [Slang].
strike,
knock,
hit,
tap,
rap,
slap,
flap,
dab,
pat,
thump,
beat,
blow,
bang,
slam,
dash;
punch,
thwack,
whack;
hit hard,
strike hard;
swap,
batter,
dowse†,
baste;
pelt,
patter,
buffet,
belabor;
fetch one a blow;
poke at,
pink,
lunge,
yerk†;
kick,
calcitrate†;
butt,
strike at
etc.
(attack)
716;
whip
etc.
(punish)
972.
come into a collision,
enter into collision;
collide;
sideswipe;
foul;
fall foul of,
run foul of;
telescope.
throw
etc.
(propel)
284.
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Dutch: haalden door, haalde door, treffen, uitwissen
3 hit
Deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument.
Dutch: kloppen, een opduvel geven, kletsen, raken, slaan, treffen, uithalen
4 hit
Reach a destination, either real or abstract:
— We hit Detroit by noon.
— I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts.
synonyms: arrive at, attain, gain, make, reach.
Roget 292:
arrive;
get to,
come to;
come;
reach,
attain;
come up with,
come up to;
overtake,
make,
fetch;
complete
etc.
729;
join,
rejoin.
light,
alight,
dismount;
land,
go ashore;
debark,
disembark;
put in,
put into;
visit,
cast anchor,
pitch one's tent;
sit down
etc.
(be located)
184;
get to one's journey's end;
make the land;
be in at the death;
come back,
get back,
come home,
get home;
return;
come in
etc.
(ingress)
294;
make one's appearance
etc.
(appear)
446;
drop in;
detrain,
deplane;
outspan;
de-orbit.
come to hand;
come at,
come across;
hit;
come upon,
light upon,
pop upon,
bounce upon,
plump upon,
burst upon,
pitch upon;
meet;
encounter,
rencounter†;
come in contact.
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5 hit
Affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely:
— We were hit by really bad weather.
synonym: strike.
6 hit
Hit with a missile from a weapon.
synonyms: pip, shoot.
Dutch: aanschieten
7 hit
Encounter by chance.
synonym: stumble.
8 hit
Gain points in a game:
— He hit a home run.
— He hit .300 in the past season.
synonyms: rack up, score, tally.
Dutch: inschieten, scoren
9 hit
Cause to experience suddenly:
— An interesting idea hit her.
synonyms: come to, strike.
10 hit
Make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target.
synonym: strike.
11 hit
Kill intentionally and with premeditation.
synonyms: bump off, dispatch, murder, off, polish off, remove, slay.
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12 hit
Drive something violently into a location:
— He hit his fist on the table.
synonym: strike.
13 hit
Reach a point in time, or a certain state or level:
— The thermometer hit 100 degrees.
synonyms: attain, reach.
14 hit
Produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments.
synonym: strike.
15 hit
Hit the intended target or goal.
16 hit
Pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to.
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