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Hit

noun/hˈɪt/
Definition
(baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball)
the act of contacting one thing with another
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/hˈɪt/
🇬🇧British English
/hˈɜːbəɹˌaɪzə/
🇮🇳Indian English
/hˈɜːbəɹˌaɪzə/
1 syllable Say it as /hˈɪt/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Antonyms
Parts of Speech
noun(baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball)
“he came all the way around on Williams' hit”
nounthe act of contacting one thing with another
“repeated hitting raised a large bruise”
nouna conspicuous success
“that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career”
noun(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”
nouna dose of a narcotic drug
nouna murder carried out by an underworld syndicate
“it has all the earmarks of a Mafia hit”
nouna connection made via the internet to another website
“WordNet gets many hits from users worldwide”
verbcause to move by striking
“hit a ball”
verbhit against; come into sudden contact with
“The car hit a tree”
verbdeal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
“He hit her hard in the face”
verbreach a destination, either real or abstract
“We hit Detroit by noon”
verbaffect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely
“We were hit by really bad weather”
verbhit with a missile from a weapon
verbencounter by chance
“I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant”
verbgain points in a game
“The home team scored many times”
verbcause to experience suddenly
“Panic struck me”
verbmake a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target
“The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1, 1939”
verbkill intentionally and with premeditation
“The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered”
verbdrive something violently into a location
“he hit his fist on the table”
verbreach a point in time, or a certain state or level
“The thermometer hit 100 degrees”
verbproduce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically
“The pianist strikes a middle C”
verbconsume to excess
“hit the bottle”
verbhit the intended target or goal
verbpay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to
“He tries to hit on women in bars”
Word Forms
hitverbcause to move by striking
strikeverbdeliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon
collideverbcrash together with violent impact
hitternounsomeone who hits
hitnoun(baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball)
hittingnounthe act of contacting one thing with another
strikenouna gentle blow
strikernounsomeone who hits
strikingnounthe physical coming together of two or more things
attainmentnounarrival at a new stage
shootnounthe act of shooting at targets
shooternouna person who shoots (usually with respect to their ability to shoot)
scorenounthe act of scoring in a game or sport
scorernouna player who makes a score in a game or contest
tallynouna score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
murdernoununlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
murderernouna criminal who commits homicide (who performs the unlawful premeditated killing of another human being)
slayernounsomeone who causes the death of a person or animal
slayingnoununlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
dispatchnounkilling a person or animal
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
Schlag
(Baseball) ein erfolgreicher Schlag in einem sportlichen Wettkampf (insbesondere im Baseball)
🇫🇷French
frapper
(baseball) un coup réussi dans une compétition sportive (en particulier au baseball)
🇪🇸Spanish
golpear
(béisbol) un golpe exitoso en una competencia atlética (especialmente en béisbol)
🇮🇹Italian
colpo
(baseball) un colpo riuscito in una gara atletica (specialmente nel baseball)
🇵🇹Portuguese
bater
(beisebol) uma tacada bem-sucedida em uma competição atlética (especialmente no beisebol)
🇷🇺Russian
ударять
(бейсбол) успешный удар в спортивных соревнованиях (особенно в бейсболе)
India
🇮🇳Hindi
मार
(बेसबॉल) एथलेटिक प्रतियोगिता में एक सफल स्ट्रोक (विशेषकर बेसबॉल में)
🇧🇩Bengali
আঘাত
(বেসবল) একটি অ্যাথলেটিক প্রতিযোগিতায় একটি সফল স্ট্রোক (বিশেষ করে বেসবলে)
🇮🇳Tamil
தாக்கியது
(பேஸ்பால்) தடகளப் போட்டியில் வெற்றிகரமான பக்கவாதம் (குறிப்பாக பேஸ்பால்)
🇮🇳Telugu
కొట్టాడు
(బేస్ బాల్) అథ్లెటిక్ పోటీలో (ముఖ్యంగా బేస్ బాల్ లో) విజయవంతమైన స్ట్రోక్
🇮🇳Marathi
दाबा
(बेसबॉल) ऍथलेटिक स्पर्धेत यशस्वी स्ट्रोक (विशेषत: बेसबॉलमध्ये)
🇮🇳Gujarati
ફટકો
(બેઝબોલ) એથ્લેટિક હરીફાઈમાં સફળ સ્ટ્રોક (ખાસ કરીને બેઝબોલમાં)
🇮🇳Kannada
ಹಿಟ್
(ಬೇಸ್ ಬಾಲ್) ಅಥ್ಲೆಟಿಕ್ ಸ್ಪರ್ಧೆಯಲ್ಲಿ (ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಬೇಸ್ ಬಾಲ್ ನಲ್ಲಿ) ಯಶಸ್ವಿ ಸ್ಟ್ರೋಕ್
🇮🇳Malayalam
അടിച്ചു
(ബേസ്ബോൾ) അത്ലറ്റിക് മത്സരത്തിലെ വിജയകരമായ സ്ട്രോക്ക് (പ്രത്യേകിച്ച് ബേസ്ബോളിൽ)
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਹਿੱਟ
(ਬੇਸਬਾਲ) ਇੱਕ ਐਥਲੈਟਿਕ ਮੁਕਾਬਲੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਸਫਲ ਸਟ੍ਰੋਕ (ਖ਼ਾਸਕਰ ਬੇਸਬਾਲ ਵਿੱਚ)
🇵🇰Urdu
مارو
(بیس بال) ایتھلیٹک مقابلے میں کامیاب اسٹروک (خاص طور پر بیس بال میں)
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
(棒球)体育比赛中的成功击球(尤其是棒球比赛)
🇯🇵Japanese
打つ
(野球)運動競技会(特に野球)で成功したストローク
🇰🇷Korean
때리다
(야구) 운동 경기에서 성공적인 스트로크 (특히 야구에서)
🇻🇳Vietnamese
đánh
(bóng chày) cú đánh thành công trong một cuộc thi đấu thể thao (đặc biệt là bóng chày)
🇹🇭Thai
ตี
(เบสบอล) จังหวะที่ประสบความสำเร็จในการแข่งขันกีฬา (โดยเฉพาะในกีฬาเบสบอล)
🇮🇩Indonesian
memukul
(Bisbol) pukulan yang sukses dalam kontes atletik (terutama dalam bisbol)
🇵🇭Filipino
tamaan
(baseball) isang matagumpay na stroke sa isang athletic contest (lalo na sa baseball)
🇲🇾Malay
pukul
(besbol) pukulan yang berjaya dalam pertandingan olahraga (terutamanya dalam besbol)
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
يضرب
(بيسبول) ضربة ناجحة في مسابقة رياضية (خاصة في لعبة البيسبول)
🇮🇷Persian
ضربه بزنید
(بیس بال) سکته مغزی موفق در یک مسابقه ورزشی (به ویژه در بیسبال)
🇹🇷Turkish
vurmak
(beyzbol) atletik bir yarışmada (özellikle beyzbolda) başarılı bir vuruş
🇮🇱Hebrew
לָהִיט
(בייסבול) מכה מוצלחת בתחרות אתלטית (במיוחד בבייסבול)
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'hit'?
The primary meaning of 'hit' is '(baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball)'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'hit' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'hit' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'hit' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'hit' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
Community Poll1 / 6
How often do you encounter the word 'hit' in your daily reading?
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Do you find 'hit' easy to spell?
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In your opinion, does the word 'hit' have a positive, neutral, or gloomy tone?
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