hit

nouns

(baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball)
"he came all the way around on Williams' hit"
hit
domain category
a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs
"he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"
baseball, baseball game
is a type of (narrower)
a notable achievement
"he performed a great feat"; "the book was her finest effort"
effort, exploit, feat
the act of contacting one thing with another
"repeated hitting raised a large bruise"; "after three misses she finally got a hit"
hit, hitting, striking
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"
bang, hit, smash, smasher, strike
(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"
collision, hit
a dose of a narcotic drug
hit
is a type of (narrower)
a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time
dosage, dose
a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate
"it has all the earmarks of a Mafia hit"
hit
is a type of (narrower)
unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
execution, murder, slaying
a connection made via the internet to another website
"WordNet gets many hits from users worldwide"
hit
is a type of (narrower)
the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)
"the joining of hands around the table"; "there was a connection via the internet"
connection, connexion, joining

verbs

cause to move by striking
"hit a ball"
hit
is derived from
hitter
is derived from
hitting
is a type of (narrower)
cause to move forward with force
"Steam propels this ship"
impel, propel
hit against; come into sudden contact with
"The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow"
collide with, hit, impinge on, run into, strike
is derived from
hitting
antonym
miss
deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
"He hit her hard in the face"
hit
is derived from
hitting
is a type of (narrower)
make physical contact with, come in contact with
"Touch the stone for good luck"; "She never touched her husband"
touch
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, attain, gain, hit, make, reach
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"
hit, strike
hit with a missile from a weapon
hit, pip, shoot
is derived from
hitting
encounter by chance
"I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant"
hit, stumble
gain points in a game
"The home team scored many times"; "He hit a home run"; "He hit .300 in the past season"
hit, rack up, score, tally
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, hit, strike
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"
hit, strike
kill intentionally and with premeditation
"The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered"
bump off, dispatch, hit, murder, off, polish off, remove, slay
drive something violently into a location
"he hit his fist on the table"; "she struck her head on the low ceiling"
hit, strike
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"
attain, hit, reach
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"
hit, strike
consume to excess
"hit the bottle"
hit
is a type of (narrower)
serve oneself to, or consume regularly
"Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee"
consume, have, ingest, take, take in
hit the intended target or goal
hit
is derived from
hitting
entails
point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towards
"Please don't aim at your little brother!"; "He trained his gun on the burglar"; "Don't train your camera on the women"; "Take a swipe at one's opponent"
aim, direct, take, take aim, train
is a type of (narrower)
attain success or reach a desired goal
"The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won"
bring home the bacon, come through, deliver the goods, succeed, win
pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to
"He tries to hit on women in bars"
hit
is a type of (narrower)
make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion
"I was approached by the President to serve as his adviser in foreign matters"
approach