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hit


Definition: Meaning of, hit in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / hɪt /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
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Present Participle Third Person Singular
hitting hits
  1. touch somebody/something hard [transitive] to touch someone or something quickly and hard with your hand, a stick etc
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  2. crash into something [transitive] to move into something or someone quickly and with force
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  3. hurt yourself [transitive] to move a part of your body quickly against something accidentally, causing pain [=  bang]
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  4. sport [transitive] if you hit a ball or other object, you make it move forward quickly by hitting it with a BAT, stick etc [=  strike]
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  5. sport [transitive] to get points by hitting a ball in a game such as BASEBALL or CRICKET
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  6. press [transitive] informal to press a part in a machine, car, etc to make it work
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  7. attack [transitive] to attack something or wound someone with a bomb, bullet etc
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  8. affect badly [intransitive and transitive] if something bad hits a place or a person, it suddenly happens and affects people badly
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  9. have problems [transitive] to experience trouble, problems etc
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  10. reach a level/number [transitive] to reach a particular level or number
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  11. realize [transitive] if a fact hits you, you suddenly realize its importance and feel surprised or shocked
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  12. smell/sight etc [transitive] if a smell or sight hits you, you suddenly smell or see it
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  13. arrive [transitive] informal to arrive at a place
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  14. hit the road/trail informal to begin a journey
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  15. hit the shops/streets if a product hits the shops, it becomes available to buy
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  16. hit the headlines to be reported widely on television, in newspapers etc
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  17. hit the bottle informal to start drinking too much alcohol regularly
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  18. hit the dirt/the deck informal to fall to the ground in order to avoid something dangerous
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  19. hit a (brick) wall informal to suddenly not be able to make any progress
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  20. hit the buffers/skids informal if a plan, project etc hits the buffers, it fails
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  21. hit somebody when they are down informal to upset or harm someone when they are already defeated
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  22. hit somebody where it hurts informal to do something that you know will upset someone in the most damaging way
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  23. hit it off (with somebody) informal if two people hit it off, they like each other as soon as they meet
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  24. hit the big time American English informal to suddenly become very famous, successful, and rich
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  25. hit the ground running to start doing something successfully without any delay
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  26. hit the jackpot to win a lot of money
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  27. hit the jackpot to have a big success
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  28. hit the nail on the head informal used to say that what someone has said is exactly right
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  29. hit home if a remark, criticism etc about you hits home, you realize that it is true
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  30. hit home if a blow or kick hits home, it hits the thing it is aimed at
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  31. hit the spot informal to have exactly the good effect that you wanted, especially when you are hungry or thirsty
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  32. hit the roof/ceiling informal to be very angry
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  33. hit the sack American English informal to go to bed
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Singular Plural
hit hits
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  1. successful something such as a film, play, song etc that is very popular and successful
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  2. hit something an occasion when something that is aimed at something else touches it, reaches it, or damages it
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  3. computer an occasion when someone visits a website
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  4. computer a result of a computer search, especially on the Internet
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  5. informal a feeling of pleasure obtained from taking an illegal drug
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  6. informal a murder that has been arranged to happen
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hit used in phrases

  • base hit (noun)
    1. baseball the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely
  • hit home (verb)
    1. refer to or be relevant or familiar to
  • hit it off (verb)
    1. with someone informal immediately develop a good friendly relationship
  • hit it up (verb)
    1. become drunk or drink excessively
  • hit list (noun)
    1. informal the names of people, organizations etc that a person or group plans to harm
  • hit man (noun)
    1. a criminal who is employed to kill someone
  • hit parade (noun)
    1. the hit parade old-fashioned a list that shows which popular records have sold the most copies
  • hit squad (noun)
    1. a group of criminals who are employed to kill someone
  • hit the books (verb)
    1. learn by reading books
  • hit the ceiling (verb)
    1. get very angry and fly into a rage
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hit used in phrasal verbs

  • hit back (phrasal verb)
    1. [intransitive] to criticize someone who has criticized you
    2. [intransitive/transitive] hit someone back to deliberately hit someone because they have hit you
  • hit for (phrasal verb)
    1. hit someone for something to ask someone for something, especially money
  • hit on (phrasal verb)
    1. hit on or hit upon hit on something to suddenly have an idea
    2. hit on or hit upon hit on something to discover something by chance
  • hit out (phrasal verb)
    1. to try to hit someone or something in an uncontrolled way
    2. to say or do something in order to cause someone emotional pain
  • hit up (phrasal verb)
    1. to get ready to play a game such as tennis by hitting the ball over the net
  • hit upon (phrasal verb)
    1. hit upon something same as hit on (sense 1)
    2. hit upon something same as hit on (sense 2)
  • hit with (phrasal verb)
    1. hit someone with something to make someone do something or experience something that is unpleasant
    2. hit someone with something to tell someone something that is unpleasant or surprising
  • hitch up (phrasal verb)
    1. to pull something that you are wearing to a higher position
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