v.
(hits, hitting, hit)
- direct a blow at with one's hand or a tool or weapon.
▸accidentally strike (part of one's body) against something.
▸(of a moving object or body) come into contact with (someone or something stationary) quickly and forcefully.
- strike (a target).
- cause harm or distress to.
▸
(hit out)
make a strongly worded criticism or attack.
▸informal, chiefly N. Amer. attack and rob or kill.
- informal reach or arrive at.
▸be suddenly and vividly realized by:
it hit her that I wanted to settle down here.
▸
(hit on)
discover or think of, especially by chance.
▸
(hit on)
N. Amer. informal make sexual advances towards.
- propel (a ball) with a bat, racket, etc.
▸score (runs or points) in this way.
n.
- an instance of hitting or being hit.
- informal, chiefly N. Amer. a murder carried out by a criminal organization.
- a successful and popular film, pop record, etc.
- Computing an instance of identifying an item of data which matches the requirements of a search.
▸an instance of a particular website being accessed by a user.
- informal a dose of a narcotic drug.
- Baseball short for base hit.
Phrase
Derivative
Etymology
OE hittan, from ON hitta ‘come upon, meet with’.