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- pronunciation:
- hIt
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb, noun
- phrases:
- hit the books, hit the hay, hit the jackpot, hit the sack, hit the spot
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun), Word Explorer, Grammatical Patterns
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
hits, hitting, hit |
| definition 1: |
to deliver a blow or stroke to.
- synonyms:
- clout, club, paste, rap, smite, strike, wallop
- similar words:
- bang, bat, batter, beat, belt, box, buffet, catch, clip, cuff, hammer, knock, lambaste, nail, poke, pound, pummel, punch, shock, slap, smack, smash, sock, thwack, whack, whale
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| definition 2: |
to collide or come in contact with.
The stone hit the window.
- synonyms:
- bump, knock, strike
- antonyms:
- miss
- similar words:
- buffet, collide, contact, crash, encounter, whack
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| definition 3: |
to reach accurately after being thrown or otherwise launched.
The bullet hit the target.- similar words:
- reach, shoot, smite, strike, zap
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| definition 4: |
to drive by striking.
He hit the golf ball.
- synonyms:
- smite, strike, stroke
- similar words:
- bat, bunt, drive, propel, putt, tap
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| definition 5: |
to reach or achieve (an amount or degree).
The car hit top speed.- synonyms:
- attain
- similar words:
- achieve, arrive at, reach, strike
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| definition 6: |
to discover, find, or meet with.
I hit some difficulty in the job.- synonyms:
- come across, encounter, find, meet
- similar words:
- discover, happen upon
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| definition 7: |
to have a severe effect on.
His friend's death hit him hard.- synonyms:
- affect, devastate, impress, upset
- similar words:
- move, overwhelm, smite, strike, touch
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| definition 8: |
(informal) to come into the mind of (one) as a thought or idea; occur to.
This brilliant idea just hit him one day, and it eventually changed his life.It suddenly hit me that I'd been making a huge mistake.[it + verb + smby + that + clause
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| related words: |
abuse, bump, butt, cane, chop, club, dawn, drill, inflict, jab, kick, lick, occur, rap, stroke, tap, thump |
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| part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
| definition 1: |
to strike a blow using a fist or weapon.
- synonyms:
- knock, rap, smite, strike
- similar words:
- bang, batter, beat, hammer, pound, punch, smash
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| definition 2: |
to come into collision with another object.
- synonyms:
- bump, collide, strike
- similar words:
- crash, knock, shock, smash
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| definition 3: |
to succeed in reaching a desired conclusion (usu. fol. by "on" or "upon").
He hit on the answer unexpectedly.- synonyms:
- come, happen, strike
- similar words:
- arrive, chance, come across, stumble
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| definition 4: |
in baseball, to attempt to strike the ball so as to reach a base.
- synonyms:
- bat, bunt, strike
- similar words:
- swat
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| related words: |
bat, bump, chop, click, kick, knock, rap, thump |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a collision, as of two objects.
- synonyms:
- bump, collision, impact
- similar words:
- buffet, contact, crash, strike, wallop
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| definition 2: |
a blow or stroke.
- synonyms:
- bang, blow, buffet, clout, stroke, wallop
- similar words:
- beat, belt, box, clip, cuff, knack, paste, punch, sock, strike, thwack
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| definition 3: |
a performance or other event of great popularity.
The movie was a big hit.- synonyms:
- sellout, smash
- antonyms:
- flop
- similar words:
- sensation, success, triumph
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| definition 4: |
in baseball, the batter's successful contact with the ball so as to reach a base.
- synonyms:
- bunt, line drive, swat
- antonyms:
- miss
- similar words:
- blooper
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| related words: |
bump, butt, chop, knock, lick, poke, tap, thump |
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| phrase: |
hit the books, hit the hay, hit the jackpot, hit the sack, hit the spot |
| derivations: |
hitless (adj.), hitter (n.) |
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