Hyphenation of hit

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hit

Definitions of hit:

1.
(baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball)
He came all the way around on Williams' hit
2.
The act of contacting one thing with another
Repeated hitting raised a large bruise After three misses she finally got a hit
3.
A conspicuous success
That song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career That new Broadway show is a real smasher The party went with a bang
4.
(physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together
The collision of the particles resulted in an exchange of energy and a change of direction
5.
A dose of a narcotic drug
6.
A murder carried out by an underworld syndicate
It has all the earmarks of a Mafia hit
7.
A connection made via the internet to another website
WordNet gets many hits from users worldwide
8.
Cause to move by striking
Hit a ball
9.
Hit against
Come into sudden contact with The car hit a tree He struck the table with his elbow
10.
Deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
He hit her hard in the face
11.
Reach a destination, either real or abstract
We hit Detroit by noon The water reached the doorstep We barely made it to the finish line I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts
12.
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
13.
Hit with a missile from a weapon
14.
Encounter by chance
I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant
15.
Gain points in a game
The home team scored many times He hit a home run He hit .300 in the past season
16.
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
17.
Make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target
The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1
18.
1939
We must strike the enemy's oil fields In the fifth inning
19.
The Giants struck
20.
Sending three runners home to win the game 5 to 2
21.
Kill intentionally and with premeditation
The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered
22.
Drive something violently into a location
He hit his fist on the table She struck her head on the low ceiling
23.
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
24.
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
25.
Consume to excess
Hit the bottle
26.
Hit the intended target or goal
27.
Pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to
He tries to hit on women in bars

Synonyms of hit:

noun deed, feat, effort, exploit
noun hitting, striking, touch, touching
noun smash, smasher, strike, bang, success
noun collision, contact, impinging, striking
noun dose
noun murder, slaying, execution
noun joining, connection, connexion
verb propel, impel
verb strike, impinge on, run into, collide with, touch
verb strike, affect, impact, bear upon, bear on, touch on, touch
verb touch
verb reach, make, attain, arrive at, gain
verb reach, attain, arrive, get, come
verb shoot, pip, injure, wound
verb strike, come to
verb strike, attack, assail
verb succeed, win, come through, bring home the bacon, deliver the goods
verb strike, touch
verb stumble, come by
verb score, tally, rack up, gain, advance, win, pull ahead, make headway, get ahead, gain ground
verb consume, ingest, take in, take, have
verb murder, slay, dispatch, bump off, polish off, remove, kill
verb strike, move, displace
verb approach

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