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  1. hit
    [hit]
    verb
    hit (verb)
    hits (third person present)
    hit (past tense)
    hit (past participle)
    hitting (present participle)
    1. bring one's hand or a tool or weapon into contact with (someone or something) quickly and forcefully:
      "the woman hit the mugger with her umbrella"
      Similar:
      strike
      slap
      smack
      cuff
      punch
      beat
      thrash
      • (of a missile or a person aiming one) strike (a target):
        "the sniper fired and hit a third man"
        • cause harm or distress to:
          "the area has been badly hit by business closures"
          Similar:
          devastate
          damage
          harm
          hurt
          ruin
          upset
          shatter
          • informal
            reach (a particular level, point, or figure):
            "his career hit rock bottom"
            Similar:
            reach
            attain
            touch
            get to
            achieve
            accomplish
            gain
            noun
            hit (noun)
            hits (plural noun)
            1. an instance of striking or being struck:
              "few structures can withstand a hit from a speeding car"
              Similar:
              blow
              thump
              punch
              knock
              bang
              thwack
              box
              • an instance of striking the target aimed at:
                "one of the bombers had scored a direct hit"
                • a successful venture, especially a film, pop record, or song:
                  "he was the director of many big hits"
                  "a hit comedy"
                  Similar:
                  success
                  sellout
                  winner
                  triumph
                  sensation
                  bestseller
                  tour de force
                  • informal
                    a dose of a psychoactive drug:
                    "in another hour, I'll need another hit"
                    Similar:
                    amount
                    quantity
                    measure
                    portion
                    dosage
                    drench
                    draft
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                    Pronunciation
                    verb
                    hit
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                    Origin
                    late Old English hittan (in the sense ‘come upon, find’), from Old Norse hitta ‘come upon, meet with’, of unknown origin.
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                  1. Hit Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

                    hit
                    ˈhit
                    verb
                    hit; hitting
                    1. to reach with or as if with a sudden blow
                      to come in quick forceful contact with
                      ...
                    2. to cause to come into contact
                      to deliver (something, such as a blow) by action
                      ...
                    3. to affect especially detrimentally
                    4. to make a request of
                    5. ...
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                    What does hit mean?
                    Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about hit Love words? Need even more definitions? Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free! The meaning of HIT is to reach with or as if with a sudden blow.

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                    What is a hit in physics?
                    It was a case of an irresistible force hitting an immovable object. Then the company was hit last year by heavy rains. One blow hit me in the head so hard it took a chunk out of my skull. Show more... A hit is the act of a moving object touching another object very quickly or hard. ...a hit on the head.

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                    What does hit against something mean?
                    hit against something/somebody The boat hit against an object under the surface of the water. A taxi almost hit him as he was crossing the street. She threw a plate at him and narrowly missed hitting him. [transitive] hit something to knock a part of your body against something

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                    What tense is hit?
                    Word forms: hits, hitting language note: The form hit is used in the present tense and is the past and present participle. Please look at meanings [sense 11] - [sense 14] to see if the expression you are looking for is shown under another headword.

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                    Is hit a noun or noun?
                    Hit is also a noun. First a house took a direct hit and then the rocket exploded. If something hits a person, place, or thing, it affects them very badly. The plan to charge motorists £75 a year to use the motorway is going to hit me hard. [VERB noun] Spain has been hit by storms since the beginning of the week. [VERB noun]

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                    What does Hitten mean?
                    1. To become suddenly and extremely fatigued, especially when participating in an endurance sport, such as running. 2. To lose effectiveness suddenly or come to an end: The stock rally hit the wall when interest rates rose. [Middle English hitten, from Old English hyttan, from Old Norse hitta.]

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