Hit
verbNoun
the act of contacting one thing with another
“repeated hitting raised a large bruise”
“after three misses she finally got a hit”
Type of:TouchTouchinga conspicuous success
“that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career”
a connection made via the internet to another website
“WordNet gets many hits from users worldwide”
Type of:ConnectionConnexionJoininga murder carried out by an underworld syndicate
“it has all the earmarks of a Mafia hit”
(baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball)
“he came all the way around on Williams' hit”
Type of:EffortFeatExploit(physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together
a dose of a narcotic drug
Type of:DosageDose
Verb
gain points in a game
“He hit a home run”
“He hit .300 in the past season”
drive something violently into a location
“he hit his fist on the table”
Similar:StrikeType of:MoveDisplaceaffect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely
“We were hit by really bad weather”
Similar:StrikeType of:AffectImpactTouchreach a point in time, or a certain state or level
“The thermometer hit 100 degrees”
reach a destination, either real or abstract
“We hit Detroit by noon”
“I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts”
hit against; come into sudden contact with
“The car hit a tree”
Similar:StrikeType of:Touchcause to experience suddenly
“An interesting idea hit her”
Similar:Strikecause to move by striking
“hit a ball”
Type of:PropelImpeldeal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
“He hit her hard in the face”
Type of:Touchpay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to
“He tries to hit on women in bars”
Type of:Approachkill intentionally and with premeditation
hit with a missile from a weapon
make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target
Similar:StrikeType of:AttackAssailencounter by chance
Similar:Stumbleproduce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments
Similar:StrikeType of:Touchhit the intended target or goal
Type of:SucceedWin
Dictionary Validity
- Tournament Word List (TWL)
- Scrabble US
- Collins Scrabble Words (CSW21)
- Scrabble UK
- ENABLE Dictionary
- Words With Friends
- Combined US/UK Scrabble Dictionary
- SOWPODS
- North American Scrabble (NWL2020)
- NASPA