Noun
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a connection made via the internet to another website
"WordNet gets many hits from users worldwide"
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a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate
"it has all the earmarks of a Mafia hit"
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a dose of a narcotic drug
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(physics) a 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"
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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"
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the act of contacting one thing with another
"repeated hitting raised a large bruise"
"after three misses she finally got a hit"
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(baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball)
"he came all the way around on Williams' hit"
Verb
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pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to
"He tries to hit on women in bars"
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hit the intended target or goal
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consume to excess
"hit the bottle"
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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"
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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"
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drive something violently into a location
"he hit his fist on the table"
"she struck her head on the low ceiling"
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kill intentionally and with premeditation
"The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered"
- bump off - polish off -
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 2"
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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"
- come to -
gain points in a game
"The home team scored many times"
"He hit a home run"
"He hit .300 in the past season"
- rack up -
encounter by chance
"I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant"
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hit with a missile from a weapon
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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"
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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"
- arrive at -
deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
"He hit her hard in the face"
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hit against
come into sudden contact with
"The car hit a tree"
"He struck the table with his elbow"
- impinge on - run into - collide with -
cause to move by striking
"hit a ball"