To deal one or more blows with a swift movement with the hand or one instrument.
A song that is very popular for a while.
To give a blow by striking and make contact.
To impact with another object, resulting in a change of direction and/or velocity of one or both objects.
A record from a database that results from a given search query.
Act or effect of hitting.
To unlawfully and intentionally kill another human being.
To hit or come into contact against something.
To make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target.
To affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely (e.g. of bad weather or illness).
an event in which two or more bodies come together
come upon, as if by accident; meet with; "We find this idea in Plato"; "I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here"; "She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day"
a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball); "he came all the way around on Williams' hit"
a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate; "it has all the earmarks of a Mafia hit"
a dose of a narcotic drug
hit the target or goal, as intended
consume to excess; "hit the bottle"
deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"
cause to move by striking; "hit a ball"
a conspicuous success; "that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career"
a act of hitting one thing with another; "repeated hitting raised a large bruise"; "after three misses she finally got a hit"
affect suddenly, usually adversely; "We were hit by really bad weather"
cause to experience suddenly; "Panic struck me"; "An interesting idea hit her"; "A thought came to me"
hit against; come into sudden contact with; "The arrow hit the target"; "The car hit a tree"
kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered"
reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made the plane"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts"
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"
gain points; "The home team scored many times"
hit with a missile from a weapon
make a strike against an enemy or a target
as of a piano key or notes; "strike middle C"; also used metaphorically: "strike a sour note
encounter by chance; "I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant"
(baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball); "he came all the way around on Williams'' hit"
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"
the act of contacting one thing with another; "repeated hitting raised a large bruise"; "after three misses she finally got a hit"
a connection made via the internet to another website; "WordNet gets many hits from users worldwide"
(physics) an 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"
pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to; "He tries to hit on women in bars"
gain points in a game; "The home team scored many times"; "He hit a home run"; "He hit .300 in the past season"
make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target; "The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1, 1939"; "We must strike the enemy''s oil fields"; "in the fifth inning, the Giants struck, sending three runners home to win the game 5 to
hit the intended target or goal
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"
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"
hit against; come into sudden contact with; "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow"
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"
drive something violently into a location; "he hit his fist on the table"; "she struck her head on the low ceiling"
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"
(baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball)
a conspicuous success
the act of contacting one thing with another
a connection made via the internet to another website
a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate
(physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together
pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to
gain points in a game
make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target
consume to excess
affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely
produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically
hit against; come into sudden contact with
deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
cause to move by striking
reach a point in time, or a certain state or level
