hit
607
1.0
- noun
- /hɪt/
- That was a hard hit between the right and center fielders!
- take a hit
- a direct hit
- a hard hit
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Watch on YouTubeThey're trading up, you know, like hits and blows and shots.
- They're trading up, you know, like hits and blows and shots.
- And he got spooked and he hit her one hit, one punch, and she's dead.
- You grind to get to Tennessee playing ball one hit against Air Force.
Examples
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Girls, as a group, made fewer hits against the wall target in both the pre- and post-tests.
Academic text (1990) -
After the car accident, the driver was shocked by the severity of the hit to his vehicle.
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Direct hit, but the target is still moving, sir.
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But his face looked as if he had just taken a hit in the mouth.
Fiction book (1993) -
Deep enough to survive a direct hit from anything short of a nuclear weapon.
Fiction book (1991) -
That's a direct hit, sir.
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Johnson's chopper took another hit.
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Here are some photos from the hard-hit Rockaway section of Queens, New York.
Academic text (2012) -
The mean score improved from 7:2 hits in the pre-test to 20.7 hits in the post-test.
Academic text (1990) -
The boxer received a hard hit to the jaw during the match.
Synonyms
282
2.0
A strong hit from a fist or weapon
275
3.7
A sudden, forceful hit between two things
167
3.8
A crash when two moving vehicles hit each other
120
4.2
Hitting a person many times as punishment or violence
47
1.0
An act of striking something with force, often with a hand or object
16
3.7
A violent crash that causes a loud noise and damage
9
5.5
A hit that makes an opponent fall to the ground in boxing
7
4.4
An act of hitting one thing against another, often with force
7
4.4
A violent act of hitting a person or damaging a thing
3
4.6
A quick hard hit with an open hand that makes a sharp sound
1
8.4
A sharp hit when one thing strikes another
1
4.8
Hitting someone or something very hard, often with a fist
A strong hit that makes a sudden hard contact with something
Idioms
- Informal
25
4.8
To reach the lowest point in your life before you begin to get better
3
7.0
To go out onto the street to look for work, run for exercise, or sell things
Cause a sudden sick feeling of fear or shock in the stomach
- Informal
To suddenly understand something you should have noticed earlier
Compounds
51
5.4
A vehicle crash caused by a driver who leaves without helping or saying who they are
13
3.3
A hit that lets the batter reach base safely, not because of an error or fielder's choice
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Hit as a noun comes from the verb that meant 'to strike', so a hit is the act of striking or a strong impact that happens when one thing hits another.