1. hitting - noun
· the act of contacting one thing with another; "repeated hitting raised a large bruise"; "after three misses she finally got a hit"
2. hit - verb
· cause to move by striking; "hit a ball"
3. hit - verb
· hit against; come into sudden contact with; "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow"
Synonym(s): strike, impinge_on, run_into, collide_with
Hypernym(s): touch
Antonym(s): miss
4. hit - verb
· deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"
Hypernym(s): touch
5. hit - 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"
Synonym(s): reach, make, attain, arrive_at, gain
6. hit - 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"
Synonym(s): strike
Hypernym(s): affect, impact, bear_upon, bear_on, touch_on, touch
7. hit - verb
· hit with a missile from a weapon
8. hit - verb
· encounter by chance; "I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant"
Synonym(s): stumble
Hypernym(s): come_by, come_into
9. hit - verb
· gain points in a game; "The home team scored many times"; "He hit a home run"; "He hit .300 in the past season"
Synonym(s): score, tally, rack_up
Hypernym(s): gain, advance, win, pull_ahead, make_headway, get_ahead, gain_ground
10. hit - 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"
11. 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"
Synonym(s): strike
12. hit - verb
· kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered"
Synonym(s): murder, slay, dispatch, bump_off, off, polish_off, remove
Hypernym(s): kill
13. hit - verb
· drive something violently into a location; "he hit his fist on the table"; "she struck her head on the low ceiling"
Synonym(s): strike
14. hit - 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"
Hypernym(s): arrive, get, come
15. hit - verb
· produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments; "The pianist strikes a middle C"; "strike `z' on the keyboard"
Synonym(s): strike
Hypernym(s): touch
16. hit - verb
· hit the intended target or goal
Hypernym(s): succeed, win, come_through, bring_home_the_bacon, deliver_the_goods
17. hit - verb
· pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to; "He tries to hit on women in bars"
Hypernym(s): approach
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