hit

headingphysicalTo strike.

To administer a blow to, directly or with a weapon or missile.

“One boy hit the other.”

To come into contact with forcefully and suddenly.

“The ball hit the fence.”

To strike against something.

To activate a button or key by pressing and releasing it.

“Hit the Enter key to continue.”

slangTo kill a person, usually on the instructions of a third party.

“Hit him tonight and throw the body in the river.”

militaryTo attack, especially amphibiously.

“If intelligence had been what it should have been, I don't think we'd ever have hit that island.”

figurativeTo affect someone, as if dealing a blow to that person.

“Their coffee really hits the spot.”

“I used to listen to that song all the time, but it hits different(ly) now.”

To manage to touch (a target) in the right place.

“I hit the jackpot.”

colloquialTo switch on.

“Somebody's been here! Hit the lights!”

colloquialTo briefly visit.

“We hit the grocery store on the way to the park.”

informalTo encounter an obstacle or other difficulty.

“You'll hit some nasty thunderstorms if you descend too late.”

“We hit a lot of traffic coming back from the movies.”

headingTo attain, to achieve.

informalTo reach or achieve.

“The movie hits theaters in December.”

“The temperature could hit 110°F tomorrow.”

A blow; a punch; a striking against; the collision of one body against another; the stroke that touches anything.

“The hit was very slight.”

Something very successful, such as a song, film, or video game, that receives widespread recognition and acclaim.

An attack on a location, person or people.

A collision of a projectile with the target.

In the game of Battleship, a correct guess at where one's opponent ship is.

computinginternetA match found by searching a computer system or search engine

internetA measured visit to a web site, a request for a single file from a web server.

“My site received twice as many hits after being listed in a search engine.”

An approximately correct answer in a test set.

baseballThe complete play, when the batter reaches base without the benefit of a walk, error, or fielder’s choice.

“The catcher got a hit to lead off the fifth.”

colloquialA dose of an illegal or addictive drug.

“Where am I going to get my next hit?”

A premeditated murder done for criminal or political purposes.

backgammonA move that throws one of the opponent's men back to the entering point.

backgammonA game won after the adversary has removed some of his men. It counts for less than a gammon.

(baseball) when a batter strikes a pitched ball into fair territory and arrives safely on base (without an error or a fielder's choice being made by the defense)

“he came all the way around on Williams' hit”

Very successful.

“The band played their hit song to the delight of the fans.”

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