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hit
(hĭt)v. hit, hit·ting, hits
v.tr.
1. To come into contact with forcefully; strike: The car hit the guardrail.
2.
a. To cause to come into contact: She hit her hand against the wall.
b. To deal a blow to: He hit the punching bag.
c. To cause an implement or missile to come forcefully into contact with: hit the nail with a hammer.
3. To press or push (a key or button, for example): hit the return key by mistake.
4. Sports
a. To reach with a propelled ball or puck: hit the running back with a pass.
b. To score in this way: She hit the winning basket.
c. To perform (a shot or maneuver) successfully: couldn't hit the jump shot.
d. To propel with a stroke or blow: hit the ball onto the green.
5. Baseball
a. To execute (a base hit) successfully: hit a single.
b. To bat against (a pitcher or kind of pitch) successfully: can't hit a slider.
6.
a. To affect, especially adversely: The company was hit hard by the recession. Influenza hit the elderly the hardest.
b. To be affected by (a negative development): Their marriage hit a bad patch.
7. Informal
a. To win (a prize, for example), especially in a lottery.
b. To arise suddenly in the mind of; occur to: It finally hit him that she might be his long-lost sister.
8.
a. Informal To go to or arrive at: We hit the beach early.
b. Informal To attain or reach: Monthly sales hit a new high. She hit 40 on her last birthday.
c. To produce or represent accurately: trying to hit the right note.
9. Games To deal cards to.
10. Sports To bite on or take (bait or a lure). Used of a fish.
v.intr.
1. To strike or deal a blow.
2.
a. To come into contact with something; collide.
b. To attack: The raiders hit at dawn.
c. To happen or occur: The storm hit without warning.
3. To achieve or find something desired or sought: finally hit on the answer; hit upon a solution to the problem.
4. Baseball To bat or bat well: Their slugger hasn't been hitting lately.
5. Sports To score by shooting, especially in basketball: hit on 7 of 8 shots.
6. To ignite a mixture of air and fuel in the cylinders. Used of an internal-combustion engine.
n.
Phrasal Verbs: 1.
a. A collision or impact.
b. A successfully executed shot, blow, thrust, or throw.
c. Sports A deliberate collision with an opponent, such as a body check in ice hockey.
2. A successful or popular venture: a Broadway hit.
3. Computers
a. A match of data in a search string against data that one is searching.
b. A connection made to a website over the internet or another network: Our company's website gets about 250,000 hits daily.
4. An apt or effective remark.
5. Abbr. H Baseball A base hit.
6. Slang
a. A dose of a narcotic drug.
b. A puff of a cigarette or a pipe.
7. Slang A murder planned and carried out usually by a member of an underworld syndicate.
hit on Slang
To pay unsolicited romantic attention to: can't go into a bar lately without being hit on.
hit up Slang
Idioms: To approach and ask (someone) for something, especially for money: tried to hit me up for a loan.
hit it big Slang
To be successful: investors who hit it big on the stock market.
hit it off Informal
To get along well together.
hit the books Informal
To study, especially with concentrated effort.
hit the bottle/booze/sauce Slang
To engage in drinking alcoholic beverages.
hit the bricks Slang
To go on strike.
hit the fan Slang
To have serious, usually adverse consequences.
hit the ground running Informal
To begin a venture with great energy, involvement, and competence.
hit the hay/sack Slang
To go to bed: hit the hay well before midnight.
hit the high points/spots
To direct attention to the most important points or places.
hit the jackpot
To become highly and unexpectedly successful, especially to win a great deal of money.
hit the nail on the head
To be absolutely right.
hit the road Slang
To set out, as on a trip; leave.
hit the roof/ceiling Slang
To express anger, especially vehemently.
hit the spot
To give total or desired satisfaction, as food or drink.
hit the wall
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.]
hit′less adj.
hit′ta·ble adj.
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hit
(hɪt)vb (mainly tr) , hits, hitting or hit
1. (also intr) to deal (a blow or stroke) to (a person or thing); strike: the man hit the child.
2. to come into violent contact with: the car hit the tree.
3. to reach or strike with a missile, thrown object, etc: to hit a target.
4. to make or cause to make forceful contact; knock or bump: I hit my arm on the table.
5. to propel or cause to move by striking: to hit a ball.
6. (Cricket) cricket to score (runs)
7. to affect (a person, place, or thing) suddenly or adversely: his illness hit his wife very hard.
8. to become suddenly apparent to (a person): the reason for his behaviour hit me and made the whole episode clear.
9. to achieve or reach: to hit the jackpot; unemployment hit a new high.
10. to experience or encounter: I've hit a slight snag here.
11. slang to murder (a rival criminal) in fulfilment of an underworld contract or vendetta
12. to accord or suit (esp in the phrase hit one's fancy)
13. to guess correctly or find out by accident: you have hit the answer.
14. informal to set out on (a road, path, etc): let's hit the road.
15. informal to arrive or appear in: he will hit town tomorrow night.
16. informal chiefly US and Canadian to demand or request from: he hit me for a pound.
17. slang to drink an excessive amount of (alcohol): to hit the bottle.
18. (Music, other) hit it music slang start playing
19. hit skins slang US to have sexual intercourse
20. hit the sack hit the hay slang to go to bed
21. not know what has hit one to be completely taken by surprise
n
22. an impact or collision
23. a shot, blow, etc, that reaches its object
24. an apt, witty, or telling remark
25. informal
a. a person or thing that gains wide appeal: she's a hit with everyone.
b. (as modifier): a hit record.
26. informal a stroke of luck
27. slang
a. a murder carried out as the result of an underworld vendetta or rivalry
b. (as modifier): a hit squad.
28. slang a drag on a cigarette, a swig from a bottle, a line of a drug, or an injection of heroin
29. (Computer Science) computing a single visit to a website
30. make a hit with score a hit with informal to make a favourable impression on
[Old English hittan, from Old Norse hitta]
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hit
(hɪt)v. hit, hit•ting,
n. v.t.
1. to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer.
2. to come against with an impact: The wheel hit the curb.
3. to reach with a missile, a weapon, a blow, or the like, as one throwing, shooting, or striking: Did the arrow hit the target?
4. Baseball.
a. to make (a base hit).
5. to drive or propel by a stroke: to hit a ball onto the green.
6. to affect severely: to be hit hard by inflation.
7. to request or demand of: He hit me for a loan.
8. to reach or attain (a specified level or amount): Prices hit a new high.
9. to be appear in: The story hit the front page.
10. to land on or arrive in: The troops hit the beach at dawn.
11. to give (someone) another playing card, drink, portion, etc.
12. to come or light upon; meet with; find: to hit the right answer.
13. to succeed in representing or producing exactly: to hit the right tone.
14. Informal. to begin to travel on: Let's hit the road.
v.i. 15. to strike with a missile, a weapon, or the like; deal a blow or blows.
16. to come into collision (often fol. by against, on, or upon).
17. (of an internal-combustion engine) to ignite a mixture of air and fuel as intended.
18. to come or light (usu. fol. by upon or on ): to hit on a new way.
19. hit off,
a. to represent or describe precisely or aptly.
b. to imitate, esp. in order to satirize.
20. hit on, Slang. to make persistent sexual advances to.
21. hit out,
a. to deal a blow aimlessly.
b. to make a violent verbal attack: to hit out angrily at one's critics.
22. hit up, Slang.
n. a. to ask to borrow money from.
b. to inject a narcotic drug into a vein.
23. an impact or collision, as of one thing against another.
24. a stroke that reaches an object; blow.
25. a stroke of satire, censure, etc.
26. base hit.
27. Backgammon.
a. a game won by a player after the opponent has thrown off one or more men from the board.
b. any winning game.
28. a successful stroke, performance, or production; success: The play is a hit.
29. Slang. a dose of a narcotic drug.
30.
a. Computers. (in information retrieval) an instance of successfully locating an item of data in the memory bank of a computer.
b. an instance of accessing a Web site.
31. Slang. a murder, esp. one carried out by criminal prearrangement.
Idioms: 1. hit it off, to be immediately compatible; get along.
2. hit or miss, without concern for correctness or detail; haphazardly.
3. hit the books, Slang. to study hard.
4. hit the ceiling or roof, Informal. to lose one's temper; become enraged.
5. hit the hay or sack, Slang. to go to bed; go to sleep.
6. hit the nail on the head, to say or do exactly the right thing.
7. hit the road, Informal. to begin or resume traveling.
[before 1100; Middle English; late Old English hittan, perhaps < Scandinavian; compare Old Norse hitta to come upon (by chance), meet with]
hit′ter, n.
syn: See beat.
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hit
To hit someone or something means to touch them quickly with a lot of force. The past tense and past participle of 'hit' is hit, not 'hitted'.
He hit the burglar with a candlestick.
The truck had hit a wall.
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Past participle: hit
Gerund: hitting
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| Noun | 1. |  hit - (baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball); "he came all the way around on Williams' hit"exploit, feat, effort - a notable achievement; "he performed a great feat"; "the book was her finest effort" base hit, safety - (baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" |
| 2. |  hit - the act of contacting one thing with another; "repeated hitting raised a large bruise"; "after three misses she finally got a hit"touching, touch - the act of putting two things together with no space between them; "at his touch the room filled with lights" contusion - the action of bruising; "the bruise resulted from a contusion" crash, smash - the act of colliding with something; "his crash through the window"; "the fullback's smash into the defensive line" bunt - (baseball) the act of hitting a baseball lightly without swinging the bat header - (soccer) the act of hitting the ball with your head | |
| 3. | hit - 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" success - an attainment that is successful; "his success in the marathon was unexpected"; "his new play was a great success" megahit, smash hit, blockbuster - an unusually successful hit with widespread popularity and huge sales (especially a movie or play or recording or novel) sleeper - an unexpected hit; "that movie was the sleeper of the summer" | |
| 4. |  hit - (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"natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics" | |
| 5. | hit - a dose of a narcotic drug | |
| 6. | hit - a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate; "it has all the earmarks of a Mafia hit" | |
| 7. | hit - a connection made via the internet to another website; "WordNet gets many hits from users worldwide" joining, connexion, connection - the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication); "the joining of hands around the table"; "there was a connection via the internet" | |
| Verb | 1. | hit - cause to move by striking; "hit a ball" play - shoot or hit in a particular manner; "She played a good backhand last night" foul - hit a foul ball cannon - make a cannon clap - strike together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise; "clap two boards together" ground out - make an out by hitting the ball on the ground toe - drive (a golf ball) with the toe of the club shank - hit (a golf ball) with the heel of a club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction pitch - hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin fly - hit a fly snap - put in play with a snap; "snap a football" whang - propel or hit with force; "whang the ball" undercut - strike (the ball) in golf, tennis, or hockey obliquely downward so as to give a backspin or elevation to the shot putt - strike (a golf ball) lightly, with a putter; "he putted the ball several feet past the hole" heel - strike with the heel of the club; "heel a golf ball" toe - hit (a golf ball) with the toe of the club bunker - hit a golf ball into a bunker bounce - hit something so that it bounces; "bounce a ball" backhand - hit a tennis ball backhand pop - hit a pop-fly; "He popped out to shortstop" follow through - carry a stroke to natural completion after hitting or releasing a ball shell - hit the pitches of hard and regularly; "He shelled the pitcher for eight runs in the first inning" ground - hit onto the ground ground - hit a groundball; "he grounded to the second baseman" top - strike (the top part of a ball in golf, baseball, or pool) giving it a forward spin pull - hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing; "pull the ball" kill - hit with great force; "He killed the ball" kill - hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games; "She killed the ball" connect - hit or play a ball successfully; "The batter connected for a home run" drive - hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally; "drive a ball" drive - strike with a driver, as in teeing off; "drive a golf ball" bunt, drag a bunt - hit a ball in such a way so as to make it go a short distance snick - hit a glancing blow with the edge of the bat racket - hit (a ball) with a racket slice - hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels in a different direction hook - hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left single - hit a single; "the batter singled to left field" double - hit a two-base hit triple - hit a three-base hit smash - hit (a tennis ball) in a powerful overhead stroke shoot - throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective; "shoot craps"; "shoot a golf ball" volley - hit before it touches the ground; "volley the tennis ball" croquet - drive away by hitting with one's ball, "croquet the opponent's ball" loft - kick or strike high in the air; "loft a ball" |
| 2. |  hit - hit against; come into sudden contact with; "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow"stub - strike (one's toe) accidentally against an object; "She stubbed her toe in the dark and now it's broken" touch - make physical contact with, come in contact with; "Touch the stone for good luck"; "She never touched her husband" ping - hit with a pinging noise; "The bugs pinged the lamp shade" rear-end - collide with the rear end of; "The car rear-ended me" broadside - collide with the broad side of; "her car broad-sided mine" connect - land on or hit solidly; "The brick connected on her head, knocking her out" spat - strike with a sound like that of falling rain; "Bullets were spatting the leaves" thud - strike with a dull sound; "Bullets were thudding against the wall" bottom - strike the ground, as with a ship's bottom bottom out - hit the ground; "the car bottomed out where the driveway meets the road" bump into, jar against, knock against, run into, butt against - collide violently with an obstacle; "I ran into the telephone pole" strike - deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon; "The teacher struck the child"; "the opponent refused to strike"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead" glance - hit at an angle miss - fail to reach; "The arrow missed the target" | |
| 3. | hit - deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face" touch - make physical contact with, come in contact with; "Touch the stone for good luck"; "She never touched her husband" clap - strike with the flat of the hand; usually in a friendly way, as in encouragement or greeting kick - strike with the foot; "The boy kicked the dog"; "Kick the door down" swipe - strike with a swiping motion smite - inflict a heavy blow on, with the hand, a tool, or a weapon hook - hit with a hook; "His opponent hooked him badly" swat - hit swiftly with a violent blow; "Swat flies" bean - hit on the head, especially with a pitched baseball pop - hit or strike; "He popped me on the head" catch, get - reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot; "the rock caught her in the back of the head"; "The blow got him in the back"; "The punch caught him in the stomach" conk - hit, especially on the head; "The stranger conked him and he fainted" cosh - hit with a cosh, usually on the head brain - hit on the head crack - hit forcefully; deal a hard blow, making a cracking noise; "The teacher cracked him across the face with a ruler" bat - strike with, or as if with a baseball bat; "bat the ball" bat - use a bat; "Who's batting?" bat - have a turn at bat; "Jones bats first, followed by Martinez" cut - hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction; "cut a Ping-Pong ball" pound, thump, poke - hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist" belt - deliver a blow to; "He belted his opponent" slug, swig, slog - strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat; "He slugged me so hard that I passed out" box - hit with the fist; "I'll box your ears!" | |
| 4. |  hit - 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"catch up - reach the point where one should be after a delay; "I caught up on my homework" get at, access - reach or gain access to; "How does one access the attic in this house?"; "I cannot get to the T.V. antenna, even if I climb on the roof" bottom out - reach the low point; "Prices bottomed out and started to rise again after a while" peak, top out - to reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity; "That wild, speculative spirit peaked in 1929";"Bids for the painting topped out at $50 million" summit, breast - reach the summit (of a mountain); "They breasted the mountain"; "Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit" top - reach or ascend the top of; "The hikers topped the mountain just before noon" make - reach in time; "We barely made the plane" find - succeed in reaching; arrive at; "The arrow found its mark" culminate - reach the highest altitude or the meridian, of a celestial body come through, get through - succeed in reaching a real or abstract destination after overcoming problems; "We finally got through the bureaucracy and could talk to the Minister" run aground, ground - hit or reach the ground | |
| 5. |  hit - 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" | |
| 6. | hit - hit with a missile from a weapon injure - cause injuries or bodily harm to strike, hit - 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" gun down - strike down or shoot down grass - shoot down, of birds kneecap - shoot in the kneecap, often done by terrorist groups as a warning; "They kneecapped the industrialist" | |
| 7. | hit - encounter by chance; "I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant" | |
| 8. | hit - gain points in a game; "The home team scored many times"; "He hit a home run"; "He hit .300 in the past season" par - make a score (on a hole) equal to par shoot - score; "shoot a basket"; "shoot a goal" convert - score (a spare) convert - complete successfully; "score a penalty shot or free throw" convert - score an extra point or points after touchdown by kicking the ball through the uprights or advancing the ball into the end zone; "Smith converted and his team won" homer - hit a home run gain ground, get ahead, make headway, pull ahead, win, gain, advance - obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; "The home team was gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference" kick - make a goal; "He kicked the extra point after touchdown" eagle - shoot in two strokes under par hole up - score a hole in one ace - score an ace against; "He aced his opponents" walk - obtain a base on balls | |
| 9. |  hit - 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" | |
| 10. |  hit - 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"attack, assail - launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with; "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week" slice - hit a ball so that it causes a backspin chop - hit sharply stroke - strike a ball with a smooth blow strike back, retaliate - make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil; "The Empire strikes back"; "The Giants struck back and won the opener"; "The Israeli army retaliated for the Hamas bombing" | |
| 11. | hit - kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered" kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays" burke - murder without leaving a trace on the body execute - murder in a planned fashion; "The Mafioso who collaborated with the police was executed" | |
| 12. |  hit - drive something violently into a location; "he hit his fist on the table"; "she struck her head on the low ceiling"move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant" smash - hit violently; "She smashed her car against the guard rail" | |
| 13. |  hit - 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"arrive, come, get - reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress; "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight" max out - reach a maximum; "I maxed out on all my credit cards" break even - attain a level at which there is neither gain nor loss, as in business, gambling, or a competitive sport | |
| 14. |  hit - 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"touch - make physical contact with, come in contact with; "Touch the stone for good luck"; "She never touched her husband" | |
| 15. | hit - consume to excess; "hit the bottle" | |
| 16. | hit - hit the intended target or goal bring home the bacon, deliver the goods, succeed, win, come through - attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won" | |
| 17. | hit - pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to; "He tries to hit on women in bars" approach - make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion; "I was approached by the President to serve as his adviser in foreign matters" |
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hit
verb
1. strike, beat, knock, punch, belt (informal), deck (slang), bang, batter, clip (informal), slap, bash (informal), sock (slang), chin (slang), smack, thump, clout (informal), cuff, flog, whack, clobber (slang), smite (archaic), wallop (informal), swat, lay one on (slang) She hit him hard across his left arm.
2. collide with, run into, bump into, clash with, smash into, crash against, bang into, meet head-on The car hit a traffic sign before skidding out of control.
3. affect, damage, harm, ruin, devastate, overwhelm, touch, impact on, impinge on, leave a mark on, make an impact or impression on The big cities have been hit by a wave of panic-buying. the earthquake which hit northern Peru
4. strike, come to, occur to, dawn on, enter your head It hit me that I had a choice.
noun
hit back retaliate, strike back, take revenge, reciprocate, even the score, get your own back (informal), wreak vengeance, exact retribution, give as good as you get (informal), take an eye for an eye, make reprisal, give tit for tat, return like for like They hit back by offering a strong statement denying any involvement.
hit back at someone pay someone back, get back at, take revenge on, get even with (informal), give someone a taste of his or her own medicine The President hit back at his detractors.
hit it off (Informal) get on (well) with, take to, click (slang), warm to, be on good terms, get on like a house on fire (informal) How well did you hit it off with one another?
hit on or upon something think up, discover, arrive at, guess, realize, invent, come upon, stumble on, chance upon, light upon, strike upon We finally hit on a solution.
hit on someone (Informal) make a pass at, make an indecent proposal to, make an improper suggestion to She was hitting on me and I was surprised and flattered.
hit out at something or someone attack, condemn, denounce, lash out, castigate, rail against, assail, inveigh against, strike out at The President hit out at what he sees as foreign interference.
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hit
verb1. To deliver a powerful blow to suddenly and sharply:
bash, catch, clout, knock, pop, slam, slog, slug, smash, smite, sock, strike, swat, thwack, whack, wham, whop.
Idioms: let someone have it, sock it to someone.
2. To enter a person's mind:
Idiom: cross one's mind.
hit back
To return like for like, especially to return an unfriendly or hostile action with a similar one:
hit on or upon
noun
1. A sudden sharp, powerful stroke:
2. A dazzling, often sudden instance of success:
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hit
[hɪt] (hit (vb: pt, pp))A. N
1. (= blow) → golpe m (Sport) (= shot) → tiro m; (on target) → tiro m certero, acierto m (Baseball) → jit m; [of bomb] → impacto m directo; (= good guess) → acierto m
we made three hits on the target → dimos tres veces en el blanco
that was a hit at me → lo dijo por mí
he made a hit at the government → hizo un ataque contra el gobierno
we made three hits on the target → dimos tres veces en el blanco
that was a hit at me → lo dijo por mí
he made a hit at the government → hizo un ataque contra el gobierno
2. (Mus, Theat) → éxito m
to be a hit → tener éxito, ser un éxito
the film was a massive hit → la película fue un éxito enorme
she's a hit with everyone → les cae bien a todos
to make a hit with sb → caerle bien a algn
to be a hit → tener éxito, ser un éxito
the film was a massive hit → la película fue un éxito enorme
she's a hit with everyone → les cae bien a todos
to make a hit with sb → caerle bien a algn
3. (Internet) (= match on search engine) → correspondencia; (= visit to website) → visita f
B. VT (hit (vb: pt, pp))
1. (= strike) [+ person] → pegar, golpear; (= come into contact with) → dar con, dar contra; (violently) → chocar con, chocar contra; [+ ball] → pegar; [+ target] → dar en
to hit sb a blow → dar un golpe a algn
to hit one's head against a wall → dar con la cabeza contra una pared
the president was hit by three bullets → el presidente fue alcanzado por tres balas
the house was hit by a bomb → la casa sufrió un directo
I realized my plane had been hit → me di cuenta de que mi avión había sido tocado
he was hit by a stone → le alcanzó una piedra
the car hit a road sign → el coche chocó con una señal de tráfico
he was hit by a car → le pilló un coche
his father used to hit him → su padre le pegaba
a lot of what he said hit home → gran parte de lo que dijo dio en el blanco or hizo mella
then it hit me (realization) → entonces caí en la cuenta
to hit sb when he's down → rematar a algn
to hit the mark → dar en el blanco, acertar
to hit one's head against a wall → dar golpes al viento
to hit the ground running → dar el do de pecho desde el principio
to hit sb a blow → dar un golpe a algn
to hit one's head against a wall → dar con la cabeza contra una pared
the president was hit by three bullets → el presidente fue alcanzado por tres balas
the house was hit by a bomb → la casa sufrió un directo
I realized my plane had been hit → me di cuenta de que mi avión había sido tocado
he was hit by a stone → le alcanzó una piedra
the car hit a road sign → el coche chocó con una señal de tráfico
he was hit by a car → le pilló un coche
his father used to hit him → su padre le pegaba
a lot of what he said hit home → gran parte de lo que dijo dio en el blanco or hizo mella
then it hit me (realization) → entonces caí en la cuenta
to hit sb when he's down → rematar a algn
to hit the mark → dar en el blanco, acertar
to hit one's head against a wall → dar golpes al viento
to hit the ground running → dar el do de pecho desde el principio
2. (= affect adversely) → dañar; [+ person] → afectar, golpear
the news hit him hard → la noticia le afectó mucho
the crops were hit by the rain → las lluvias dañaron los cultivos
the company has been hard hit → la compañía se ha visto muy afectada
the news hit him hard → la noticia le afectó mucho
the crops were hit by the rain → las lluvias dañaron los cultivos
the company has been hard hit → la compañía se ha visto muy afectada
3. (= find, reach) [+ road] → dar con; [+ speed] → alcanzar; [+ difficulty] → tropezar con; (= achieve, reach) [+ note] → alcanzar (fig) (= guess) → atinar, acertar
when we hit the main road → cuando lleguemos a la carretera
to hit the bottle → beber mucho
to hit the ceiling → perder los estribos, enloquecer
to hit the jackpot → sacar el premio gordo
to hit the hay or the sack → tumbarse
to hit somewhere we hit London at nightfall → llegamos a Londres al anochecer
to hit the road or the trail → ponerse en camino or en marcha
when we hit the main road → cuando lleguemos a la carretera
to hit the bottle → beber mucho
to hit the ceiling → perder los estribos, enloquecer
to hit the jackpot → sacar el premio gordo
to hit the hay or the sack → tumbarse
to hit somewhere we hit London at nightfall → llegamos a Londres al anochecer
to hit the road or the trail → ponerse en camino or en marcha
C. VI → golpear; (= collide) → chocar
to hit against → chocar con, dar contra
to hit at → asestar un golpe a
to hit and run → atacar y retirarse
to hit against → chocar con, dar contra
to hit at → asestar un golpe a
to hit and run → atacar y retirarse
D. CPD hit list N (= death list) → lista f de personas a las que se planea eliminar; (= target list) → lista f negra
hit parade N → lista f de éxitos
hit song N → canción f éxito
hit squad N → escuadrón m de la muerte
hit parade N → lista f de éxitos
hit song N → canción f éxito
hit squad N → escuadrón m de la muerte
hit back
hit off VT + ADV
1. (= imitate) → imitar
hit on VI + PREP
hit out VI + ADV → asestar un golpe; (wildly) → repartir golpes (at a) to hit out at sb → asestar un golpe a algn (fig) → atacar a algn
hit upon = hit on 1
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(hit) – present participle ˈhitting: past tense, past participle hit – verb1. to (cause or allow to) come into hard contact with. The ball hit him on the head; He hit his head on/against a low branch; The car hit a lamp-post; He hit me on the head with a bottle; He was hit by a bullet; That boxer can certainly hit hard!golpear, pegar, chocar
2. to make hard contact with (something), and force or cause it to move in some direction. The batsman hit the ball (over the wall).pegar, golpear
3. to cause to suffer. The farmers were badly hit by the lack of rain; Her husband's death hit her hard.afectar; hacer daño, perjudicar
4. to find; to succeed in reaching. His second arrow hit the bull's-eye; Take the path across the fields and you'll hit the road; She used to be a famous soprano but she cannot hit the high notes now.dar en, alcanzar
noun2. a point scored by hitting a target etc. He scored five hits.acierto
3. something which is popular or successful. The play/record is a hit; (also adjective) a hit song.éxito
ˌhit-and-ˈrun adjective1. (of a driver) causing injury to a person and driving away without stopping or reporting the accident. que atropella a alguien y se da a la fuga
2. (of an accident) caused by such a driver. accidente en el que el culpable se da a la fuga
ˌhit-or-ˈmiss adjective without any system or planning; careless. hit-or-miss methods.al azar, casual, a la buena de Dios, sin ton ni son
hit back to hit (someone by whom one has been hit). He hit me, so I hit him back. devolver el golpe, responder
hit below the belt to hit in an unfair way. dar un golpe bajo
hit it off to become friendly. We hit it off as soon as we met; I hit it off with him. entenderse/llevarse bien con alguien, conectar, congeniar
hit onhit out (often with againstor at) to attempt to hit. The injured man hit out blindly at his attackers. lanzar un ataque, atacar
make a hit with to make oneself liked or approved of by. That young man has made a hit with your daughter. causar sensación, tener éxito con alguien
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vt (pret & pp hit; ger hitting) golpear, pegarEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.