Definitions of HIT in various dictionaries:
noun -
(baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball)
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the act of contacting one thing with another
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a conspicuous success
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(physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together
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a dose of a narcotic drug
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a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate
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a connection made via the internet to another website
verb -
cause to move by striking
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hit against
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deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
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reach a destination, either real or abstract
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affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely
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hit with a missile from a weapon
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encounter by chance
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gain points in a game
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cause to experience suddenly
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make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target
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kill intentionally and with premeditation
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drive something violently into a location
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reach a point in time, or a certain state or level
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produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically
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consume to excess
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hit the intended target or goal
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pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to
To come into contact with forcefully; strike: The car hit the guardrail.
To reach with or as if with a blow: The bullet hit the police officer in the shoulder.
To cause to come into contact: She hit her hand against the wall.
To deal a blow to.
To strike with a missile: fired and hit the target.
To press or push (a key or button, for example): hit the return key by mistake.
Sports.
To reach with a propelled object: hit the running back with a pass.
To score in this way: She hit the winning goal.
To perform (a shot or maneuver) successfully: couldn’t hit the jump shot.
To propel with a stroke or blow: hit the ball onto the green.
Baseball.
To execute (a base hit) successfully: hit a single.
To bat against (a pitcher or kind of pitch) successfully: can’t hit a slider.
To affect, especially adversely: The company was hit hard by the recession.
To come upon or discover, especially by chance: finally hit the right exit.
To attain or reach: Monthly sales hit a new high.
To accord with; suit: The idea hit my fancy.
To produce or represent accurately: trying to hit the right note.
To deal cards to.
To give a drink of liquor or a dose of a narcotic to.
To strike or deal a blow.
To come into contact with something; collide.
To attack: The raiders hit at dawn.
To happen or occur: The storm hit without warning.
To achieve or find something desired or sought: finally hit on the answer; hit upon a solution to the problem.
Baseball.
To ignite a mixture of air and fuel in the cylinders.
A collision or an impact.
A successfully executed shot, blow, thrust, or throw.
A successful or popular venture: a Broadway hit.
An apt or effective remark.
A base hit.
Slang.
A dose of a narcotic drug.
A puff of a cigarette or a marijuana cigarette or pipe.
A murder planned and carried out usually by a member of an underworld syndicate.
verb - to strike forcibly