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verb
- 1. bring one's hand or a tool or weapon into contact with (someone or something) quickly and forcefully: "the woman hit the mugger with her umbrella" Similar
- 2. (of a missile or a person aiming one) strike (a target): "the sniper fired and hit a third man"
noun
- 1. an instance of striking or being struck: "few structures can withstand a hit from a speeding car" Similar
- 2. an instance of striking the target aimed at: "one of the bombers had scored a direct hit"
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: an act or instance of striking or forcefully coming in contact with someone or something : an act or instance of hitting or being hit penalized for an illegal hit from behind The bunker took a direct hit from the bombers.
to touch something with sudden force: They were going about 60 kilometres an hour when their car hit the tree. be hit in One journalist was hit in the leg by a stray bullet. hit something on something That new shelf in the bathroom is too low - I just hit my head on it. More examples. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. hit verb (EFFECT)
A boxer can hit a punching bag, and you can slip and hit your head on a chair. Other kinds of hits include bombs, bullets, or missiles striking targets; assassins or "hitmen" killing someone for pay; and reaching a certain goal, like when you hit a high note or your income hits six figures.
Hit definition: to deal a blow or stroke to. See examples of HIT used in a sentence.
[transitive, often passive] (of a bullet, bomb, etc. or a person using them) to reach and touch a person or thing suddenly and with force. be hit by somebody/something The town was hit by bombs again last night. He was hit by a sniper. hit somebody/something Not all the bullets hit their targets. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. ball
1. To come into contact with forcefully; strike: The car hit the guardrail. 2. a. To cause to come into contact: She hit her hand against the wall. b. To deal a blow to: He hit the punching bag. c. To cause an implement or missile to come forcefully into contact with: hit the nail with a hammer. 3.
A hit is the act of a moving object touching another object very quickly or hard.
to touch something quickly and with force using your hand or an object in your hand: She hit him on the head with her tennis racket. Fewer examples. Robbers hit him over the head with a baseball bat. Don't you dare hit your sister! The teacher is alleged to have hit a student. I hit him in a fit of anger. The man hit him in the face.
hit. verb. /hɪt/ Verb Forms. touch someone or something with force. [transitive] to bring your hand, or an object you are holding, against someone or something quickly and with force hit somebody/something My parents never used to hit me. hit somebody/something with something He hit the nail squarely on the head with the hammer.
an occasion when something that has been thrown, fired, etc. at an object reaches that object; the fact of being hit by something. We finished the first round with a score of two hits and six misses. One of the tanks took a direct hit. The aircraft suffered seven hits in the raid. Few structures can withstand a hit from a speeding car.
