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    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"
      • accidentally strike (part of one's body) against something:
        "she fainted and hit her head on the metal bedstead"
      • (of a moving object or body) come into contact with (someone or something stationary) quickly and forcefully:
        "a car hit the barrier"
        Similar:
        crash into
        bang into
        smash into
        smack into
        knock into
        cannon into
        plow into
        collide with
        meet head-on
        barrel into
      • informal
        touch or press (part of a machine or other device) in order to work it:
        "he picked up the phone and hit several buttons"
    2. (of a missile or a person aiming one) strike (a target):
      "the sniper fired and hit a third man"
    3. cause harm or distress to:
      "the area has been badly hit by business closures"
      Similar:
      affect badly
      leave a mark on
      have a negative effect on
      have a negative impact on
      do harm to
      impinge on
      make suffer
      knock for six
      knock sideways
      Opposite:
      have no effect on
      • (of a disaster) occur in and cause damage to (an area) suddenly:
        "the country was hit by a major earthquake"
      • informal
        attack and rob or kill:
        "if they're cops, maybe it's not a good idea to have them hit"
    4. informal
      reach (a particular level, point, or figure):
      "his career hit rock bottom"
      Opposite:
      • be affected by (an unfortunate and unexpected circumstance or event):
        "the opening of the town center hit a snag"
      • arrive at or go to (a place):
        "it was still night when we hit the outskirts of Chicago" · "we hit a diner for coffee and doughnuts"
        Similar:
        get as far as
        make it to
        set foot on
        end up at
        land up at
        fetch up at
        wind up at
        Opposite:
      • (of a product) become available and make an impact on:
        "the latest board game to hit the market"
      • take effect:
        "we sat waiting for the caffeine to hit"
      • give (someone) a dose of a drug or an alcoholic drink.
      • used to express the idea that someone is taking up a pursuit or taking it seriously:
        "more and more teenagers are hitting the books"
    5. propel (a ball) with a bat, racket, stick, etc., to score or attempt to score runs or points in a game.
      • score (runs or points) by hitting a ball with a bat, racket, or stick:
        "he had hit 25 home runs"
      • baseball
        (of a batter) make a base hit.
    noun
    hit (noun) · hits (plural noun)
    1. an instance of striking the target aimed at:
      "one of the bombers had scored a direct hit"
      • computing
        an instance of identifying an item of data which matches the requirements of a search.
      • computing
        an instance of a particular website being accessed by a user:
        "the site gets an average 350,000 hits per day"
    2. a successful venture, especially a film, pop record, or song:
      "he was the director of many big hits" · "a hit comedy"
      Opposite:
    3. informal
      a dose of a psychoactive drug:
      "in another hour, I'll need another hit"
    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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