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  1. 1) verb, to deal (a blow or stroke) to (a person or thing); strike
  2. 2) verb, to come into violent contact with
  3. 3) verb, to reach or strike with a missile, thrown object, etc
  4. 4) verb, to make or cause to make forceful contact; knock or bump
  5. 5) verb, to propel or cause to move by striking
  6. 6) verb, cricket to score (runs)
  7. 7) verb, to affect (a person, place, or thing) suddenly or adversely
  8. 8) verb, to become suddenly apparent to (a person)
  9. 9) verb, to achieve or reach
  10. 10) verb, to experience or encounter
  11. 11) verb, slang to murder (a rival criminal) in fulfilment of an underworld contract or vendetta
  12. 12) verb, to accord or suit (esp in the phrase hit one's fancy)
  13. 13) verb, to guess correctly or find out by accident
  14. 14) verb, to set out on (a road, path, etc)
  15. 15) verb, to arrive or appear in
  16. 16) verb, to demand or request from
  17. 17) verb, slang to drink an excessive amount of (alcohol)
  18. 18) verb, hit it music slang start playing
  19. 19) verb, hit skins slang to have sexual intercourse
  20. 20) verb, hit the sack (or hay) slang to go to bed
  21. 21) verb, not know what has hit one to be completely taken by surprise
  22. 22) noun, an impact or collision
  23. 23) noun, a shot, blow, etc, that reaches its object
  24. 24) noun, an apt, witty, or telling remark
  25. 25) noun, a) a person or thing that gains wide appeal b) (as modifier)
  26. 26) noun, a stroke of luck
  27. 27) noun, slang a) a murder carried out as the result of an underworld vendetta or rivalry b) (as modifier)
  28. 28) noun, slang a drag on a cigarette, a swig from a bottle, a line of a drug, or an injection of heroin
  29. 29) noun, computing a single visit to a website
  30. 30) 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

Etymology

Old English hittan, from Old Norse hitta

Collins English Electronic Dictionary - Digital Edition: 2008 © HarperCollins Publishers 2008

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Synonyms

success, beat, achieve, shot, blow, impact, collision, blow, knock, stroke, belt (informal), rap, slap, bump, smack, clout (informal), cuff, swipe (informal), wallop (informal), winner, triumph, smash (informal), sensation, take to, click (slang), think up, discover, guess, realize, invent, come upon, attack, condemn, denounce, lash out, castigate, assail, strike, 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, run into, bump into, affect, damage, harm, ruin, devastate, overwhelm, touch, reach, strike, gain, secure, accomplish, attain

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