hit

Noun

• a connection made via the internet to another website
  • WordNet gets many hits from users worldwide
    

• a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate
  • it has all the earmarks of a Mafia hit
    

• a dose of a narcotic drug

• (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
    

• 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
    

• the act of contacting one thing with another
  • repeated hitting raised a large bruise
    
  • after three misses she finally got a hit
    

• (baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball)
  • he came all the way around on Williams' hit
    

Verb

• pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to
  • He tries to hit on women in bars
    

• hit the intended target or goal

• consume to excess
  • hit the bottle
    

• 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
    

• 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
    

• drive something violently into a location
  • he hit his fist on the table
    
  • she struck her head on the low ceiling
    

• kill intentionally and with premeditation
  • The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered
    

• 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
    

• 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
    

• gain points in a game
  • The home team scored many times
    
  • He hit a home run
    
  • He hit .300 in the past season
    

• encounter by chance
  • I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant
    

• hit with a missile from a weapon

• 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
    

• 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
    

• deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
  • He hit her hard in the face
    

• hit against; come into sudden contact with
  • The car hit a tree
    
  • He struck the table with his elbow
    

• cause to move by striking
  • hit a ball
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  collision , smash , smasher , strike , bang , hitting , striking , reach , attain , murder , slay , dispatch , bump off , off , polish off , remove , come to , score , tally , rack up , stumble , shoot , pip , make , arrive at , gain , impinge on , run into , collide with