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30 Definitions of: hit
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- verb, to deal (a blow or stroke) to (a person or thing); strike
- verb, to come into violent contact with
- verb, to reach or strike with a missile, thrown object, etc
- verb, to make or cause to make forceful contact; knock or bump
- verb, to propel or cause to move by striking
- verb, cricket to score (runs)
- verb, to affect (a person, place, or thing) suddenly or adversely
- verb, to become suddenly apparent to (a person)
- verb, to achieve or reach
- verb, to experience or encounter
- verb, slang to murder (a rival criminal) in fulfilment of an underworld contract or vendetta
- verb, to accord or suit (esp in the phrase hit one's fancy)
- verb, to guess correctly or find out by accident
- verb, to set out on (a road, path, etc)
- verb, to arrive or appear in
- verb, to demand or request from
- verb, slang to drink an excessive amount of (alcohol)
- verb, hit it music slang start playing
- verb, hit skins slang to have sexual intercourse
- verb, hit the sack (or hay) slang to go to bed
- verb, not know what has hit one to be completely taken by surprise
- noun, an impact or collision
- noun, a shot, blow, etc, that reaches its object
- noun, an apt, witty, or telling remark
- noun, a) a person or thing that gains wide appeal b) (as modifier)
- noun, a stroke of luck
- noun, slang a) a murder carried out as the result of an underworld vendetta or rivalry b) (as modifier)
- noun, slang a drag on a cigarette, a swig from a bottle, a line of a drug, or an injection of heroin
- noun, computing a single visit to a website
- noun, make (or score) a hit with to make a favourable impression on ▷ See also hit off ▷ See also, hit on ▷ See also, hit out
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©HarperCollins 2008. Collins English Dictionary definition of hit