Definitions for hithɪt

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

hit^*hɪt(v.; n.)hit, hit•ting

(v.t.)to deal a blow or stroke to:
Hit the nail with the hammer.
to come against with an impact:
The wheel hit the curb.
to reach with a missile, a weapon, a blow, or the like, as one throwing, shooting, or striking:
Did the arrow hit the target?
Baseball. to make (a base hit).
Category: Sport
Ref: bat1 (def. 10). 1 1 14
to drive or propel by a stroke:
to hit a ball onto the green.
to affect severely:
to be hit hard by inflation.
to request or demand of:
He hit me for a loan.
to reach or attain (a specified level or amount):
Prices hit a new high.
to be appear in:
The story hit the front page.
to land on or arrive in:
The troops hit the beach at dawn.
to give (someone) another playing card, drink, portion, etc.
to come or light upon; meet with; find:
to hit the right answer.
to succeed in representing or producing exactly:
to hit the right tone.
Informal. to begin to travel on:
Let's hit the road.
Category: Informal
(v.i.)to strike with a missile, a weapon, or the like; deal a blow or blows.
to come into collision (often fol. by against, on, or upon).
(of an internal-combustion engine) to ignite a mixture of air and fuel as intended.
Category: Automotive
to come or light (usu. fol. by upon or on ):
to hit on a new way.
hit off, to represent or describe precisely or aptly. to imitate, esp. in order to satirize.
Category: Verb Phrase
hit on,Slang. to make persistent sexual advances to.
Category: Verb Phrase, Status (usage)
hit out, to deal a blow aimlessly. to make a violent verbal attack:
to hit out angrily at one's critics.
Category: Verb Phrase
hit up, Slang. to ask to borrow money from. to inject a narcotic drug into a vein.
Category: Verb Phrase
(n.)an impact or collision, as of one thing against another.
a stroke that reaches an object; blow.
a stroke of satire, censure, etc.
base hit.
Category: Sport
Backgammon. a game won by a player after the opponent has thrown off one or more men from the board. any winning game.
Category: Games
a successful stroke, performance, or production; success:
The play is a hit.
Slang. a dose of a narcotic drug.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Status (usage)
Computers.(in information retrieval) an instance of successfully locating an item of data in the memory bank of a computer. an instance of accessing a Web site.
Category: Computers
Slang. a murder, esp. one carried out by criminal prearrangement.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Status (usage)

Idioms for hit:

hit it off,to be immediately compatible; get along.
Category: Idiom, Informal
hit or miss,without concern for correctness or detail; haphazardly.
Category: Idiom
hit the books,Slang. to study hard.
Category: Idiom, Status (usage)
hit the ceiling or roof,Informal. to lose one's temper; become enraged.
Category: Idiom, Informal
hit the hay or sack,Slang. to go to bed; go to sleep.
Category: Idiom
hit the nail on the head,to say or do exactly the right thing.
Category: Idiom
hit the road,Informal.to begin or resume traveling.
Category: Idiom

^* Syn: See beat.

Origin of hit:

bef. 1100; ME; late OE hittan, perh. < Scand; cf. ON hitta to come upon (by chance), meet with

hit′ter(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

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

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

hit(verb)ɪt
to strike with force
I can't believe she just hit me.; Boys, don't hit!; The ball hit her on the head.; Hit the nail with the hammer.
hitɪt
to have a bad effect on
The area has been badly hit by unemployment.; a few hours before the hurricane hit
hitɪt
(of an idea or thought) to suddenly come into sb's mind
The thought hit her that she would never see her father again.
hitɪt
to press a button
Type your email and then hit enter.
hitɪt
to begin to seem real or relevant
Years later, my parents' advice finally hit home.
hitɪt
to like sb when you first meet them
We hit it off immediately.
hitɪt
indicates that sth is what you need or want
A glass of cold lemonade would hit the spot.
hitɪt
to have great success
The company hit the jackpot with their latest video game.
hitɪt
to leave on a trip
It's time to hit the road.
hitɪt
to be exactly right
You hit the nail on the head with your first answer.
hitɪt
to react very angrily
Mom'll hit the roof if she finds out what I did.
hit(noun)ɪt
sb or sth that is very successful or very popular
The TV series was a big hit with kids.
hitɪt
a strike or act of hitting
a hard hit to the body
hitɪt
an instance when sb looks at a website
The new site has had over 3,000 hits already.
hitɪt
to be affected negatively
The company's stock prices took a hit after the scandal.
hit(adjective)ɪt
very popular
the band's new hit song

Webster Dictionary

Hit(u)
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Hit(u)
3d pers. sing. pres. of Hide, contracted from hideth
Hit(u)
of Hit
Hit(verb)
to reach with a stroke or blow; to strike or touch, usually with force; especially, to reach or touch (an object aimed at)
Hit(verb)
to reach or attain exactly; to meet according to the occasion; to perform successfully; to attain to; to accord with; to be conformable to; to suit
Hit(verb)
to guess; to light upon or discover
Hit(verb)
to take up, or replace by a piece belonging to the opposing player; -- said of a single unprotected piece on a point
Hit(verb)
to meet or come in contact; to strike; to clash; -- followed by against or on
Hit(verb)
to meet or reach what was aimed at or desired; to succeed, -- often with implied chance, or luck
Hit(noun)
a striking against; the collision of one body against another; the stroke that touches anything
Hit(noun)
a stroke of success in an enterprise, as by a fortunate chance; as, he made a hit
Hit(noun)
a peculiarly apt expression or turn of thought; a phrase which hits the mark; as, a happy hit
Hit(noun)
a game won at backgammon after the adversary has removed some of his men. It counts less than a gammon
Hit(noun)
a striking of the ball; as, a safe hit; a foul hit; -- sometimes used specifically for a base hit