Dictionary entry details
• HIT (noun)
Meaning:
(baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Context example:
he came all the way around on Williams' hit
Hypernyms ("hit" is a kind of...):
deed; effort; exploit; feat (a notable achievement)
Domain category:
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)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hit"):
base hit; safety ((baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely)
Meaning:
The act of contacting one thing with another
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
hitting; striking; hit
Context examples:
repeated hitting raised a large bruise / after three misses she finally got a hit
Hypernyms ("hit" is a kind of...):
touch; touching (the act of putting two things together with no space between them)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hit"):
plunk; plunker ((baseball) hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly)
scorcher; screamer (a very hard hit ball)
header ((soccer) the act of hitting the ball with your head)
ground ball; groundball; grounder; hopper ((baseball) a hit that travels along the ground)
fly; fly ball ((baseball) a hit that flies up in the air)
bunt ((baseball) the act of hitting a baseball lightly without swinging the bat)
crash; smash (the act of colliding with something)
contusion (the action of bruising)
Meaning:
A conspicuous success
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
hit; smasher; bang; smash; strike
Context examples:
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
Hypernyms ("hit" is a kind of...):
success (an attainment that is successful)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "hit"):
blockbuster; megahit; smash hit (an unusually successful hit with widespread popularity and huge sales (especially a movie or play or recording or novel))
sleeper (an unexpected hit)
Meaning:
(physics) an brief event in which two or more bodies come together
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural events
Synonyms:
collision; hit
Context example:
the collision of the particles resulted in an exchange of energy and a change of direction
Hypernyms ("hit" is a kind of...):
contact; impinging; striking (the physical coming together of two or more things)
Domain category:
natural philosophy; physical science; physics (the science of matter and energy and their interactions)
Meaning:
A dose of a narcotic drug
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("hit" is a kind of...):
dose (a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time)
Meaning:
A murder carried out by an underworld syndicate
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Context example:
it has all the earmarks of a Mafia hit
Hypernyms ("hit" is a kind of...):
execution; murder; slaying (unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being)
Meaning:
A connection made via the internet to another website
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Context example:
WordNet gets many hits from users worldwide
Hypernyms ("hit" is a kind of...):
connection; connexion; joining (the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication))
• HIT (verb)
Meaning:
Cause to move by striking
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
hit a ball
Hypernyms (to "hit" is one way to...):
impel; propel (cause to move forward with force)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "hit"):
snick (hit a glancing blow with the edge of the bat)
bunt; drag a bunt (hit a ball in such a way so as to make it go a short distance)
hole; hole out (hit the ball into the hole)
drive (strike with a driver, as in teeing off)
drive (hit very hard and straight with the bat swinging more or less vertically)
connect (hit or play a ball successfully)
kill (hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games)
kill (hit with great force)
pull (hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing)
racket (hit (a ball) with a racket)
carry; dribble (propel,)
slice (hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels in a different direction)
loft (kick or strike high in the air)
croquet (drive away by hitting with one's ball,)
volley (hit before it touches the ground)
shoot (throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective)
smash (hit (a tennis ball) in a powerful overhead stroke)
triple (hit a three-base hit)
double (hit a two-base hit)
single (hit a single)
hook (hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left)
top (strike (the top part of a ball in golf, baseball, or pool) giving it a forward spin)
ground (hit a groundball)
play (shoot or hit in a particular manner)
snap (put in play with a snap)
fly (hit a fly)
pitch (hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin)
shank (hit (a golf ball) with the heel of a club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction)
toe (drive (a golf ball) with the toe of the club)
ground out (make an out by hitting the ball on the ground)
clap (strike together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise)
cannon (make a cannon)
foul (hit a foul ball)
whang (propel or hit with force)
undercut (strike (the ball) in golf, tennis, or hockey obliquely downward so as to give a backspin or elevation to the shot)
ground (hit onto the ground)
shell (hit the pitches of hard and regularly)
follow through (carry a stroke to natural completion after hitting or releasing a ball)
pop (hit a pop-fly)
backhand (hit a tennis ball backhand)
bounce (hit something so that it bounces)
bunker (hit a golf ball into a bunker)
toe (hit (a golf ball) with the toe of the club)
heel (strike with the heel of the club)
putt (strike (a golf ball) lightly, with a putter)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
The children hit the ball
Meaning:
Hit against; come into sudden contact with
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
strike; impinge on; collide with; hit; run into
Context examples:
The car hit a tree / He struck the table with his elbow
Hypernyms (to "hit" is one way to...):
touch (make physical contact with, come in contact with)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "hit"):
clash; collide (crash together with violent impact)
bump into; butt against; jar against; knock against; run into (collide violently with an obstacle)
bump; knock (knock against with force or violence)
bottom out (hit the ground)
bottom (strike the ground, as with a ship's bottom)
thud (strike with a dull sound)
spat (strike with a sound like that of falling rain)
connect (land on or hit solidly)
broadside (collide with the broad side of)
rear-end (collide with the rear end of)
bang; spang (leap, jerk, bang)
ping (hit with a pinging noise)
stub (strike (one's toe) accidentally against an object)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Sentence example:
The car hits the tree
Antonym:
miss (fail to reach)
Meaning:
Affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
hit; strike
Context examples:
We were hit by really bad weather / He was stricken with cancer when he was still a teenager / The earthquake struck at midnight
Hypernyms (to "hit" is one way to...):
affect; bear on; bear upon; impact; touch; touch on (have an effect upon)
Sentence frames:
Something ----s
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Sentence example:
The wind storms hit the area with dust and dirt
Meaning:
Deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Context example:
He hit her hard in the face
Hypernyms (to "hit" is one way to...):
touch (make physical contact with, come in contact with)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "hit"):
smack; thwack (deliver a hard blow to)
poke; pound; thump (hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument)
cut (hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction)
bat (have a turn at bat)
bat (use a bat)
bat (strike with, or as if with a baseball bat)
belt (deliver a blow to)
plug; punch (deliver a quick blow to)
slog; slug; swig (strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat)
wallop; whack; wham; whop (hit hard)
biff; pommel; pummel (strike, usually with the fist)
buff; buffet (strike, beat repeatedly)
box (hit with the fist)
bludgeon; club (strike with a club or a bludgeon)
cudgel; fustigate (strike with a cudgel)
sandbag; stun (hit something or somebody as if with a sandbag)
crack (hit forcefully; deal a hard blow, making a cracking noise)
blast; boom; nail; smash (hit hard)
clap (strike with the flat of the hand; usually in a friendly way, as in encouragement or greeting)
bang; slam (strike violently)
lace into; lam into; lay into; pitch into; tear into (hit violently, as in an attack)
kick (strike with the foot)
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)
swat (hit swiftly with a violent blow)
bash; bonk; bop; sock; whap; whop (hit hard)
brain (hit on the head)
cosh (hit with a cosh, usually on the head)
conk (hit, especially on the head)
catch; get (reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot)
pop (hit or strike)
bean (hit on the head, especially with a pitched baseball)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody with something
Sentence example:
The fighter managed to hit his opponent
Meaning:
Reach a destination, either real or abstract
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
arrive at; reach; attain; gain; hit; make
Context examples:
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
"Hit" entails doing...:
go; locomote; move; travel (change location; move, travel, or proceed)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "hit"):
top (reach or ascend the top of)
make (reach in time)
find (succeed in reaching; arrive at)
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)
ground; run aground (hit or reach the ground)
summit (reach the summit of a mountain)
top out (reach the highest point)
catch up (reach the point where one should be after a delay)
scale; surmount (reach the highest point of)
breast (reach the summit)
access; get at (reach or gain access to)
peak (to reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity)
bottom out (reach the low point)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sentence example:
They hit the water
Meaning:
Reach a point in time, or a certain state or level
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
reach; attain; hit
Context examples:
The thermometer hit 100 degrees / This car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour
Hypernyms (to "hit" is one way to...):
arrive; come; get (reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "hit"):
break even (attain a level at which there is neither gain nor loss, as in business, gambling, or a competitive sport)
max out (reach a maximum)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Hit with a missile from a weapon
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Synonyms:
shoot; pip; hit
Hypernyms (to "hit" is one way to...):
injure; wound (cause injuries or bodily harm to)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "hit"):
kneecap (shoot in the kneecap, often done by terrorist groups as a warning)
grass (shoot down, of birds)
gun down (strike down or shoot down)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Cause to experience suddenly
Classified under:
Verbs of seeing, hearing, feeling
Synonyms:
come to; hit; strike
Context examples:
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
Sentence frame:
Something ----s somebody
Meaning:
Make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Synonyms:
strike; hit
Context examples:
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
Hypernyms (to "hit" is one way to...):
assail; attack (launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "hit"):
slice (hit a ball so that it causes a backspin)
chop (hit sharply)
stroke (strike a ball with a smooth blow)
retaliate; strike back (make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Hit the intended target or goal
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Hypernyms (to "hit" is one way to...):
bring home the bacon; come through; deliver the goods; succeed; win (attain success or reach a desired goal)
"Hit" entails doing...:
aim; direct; take; take aim; train (aim or direct at; as of blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
Meaning:
Produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
strike; hit
Context examples:
The pianist strikes a middle C / strike 'z' on the keyboard / her comments struck a sour note
Hypernyms (to "hit" is one way to...):
touch (make physical contact with, come in contact with)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Encounter by chance
Classified under:
Verbs of buying, selling, owning
Synonyms:
stumble; hit
Context example:
I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant
Hypernyms (to "hit" is one way to...):
come by (obtain, especially accidentally)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Gain points in a game
Classified under:
Verbs of fighting, athletic activities
Synonyms:
score; rack up; tally; hit
Context examples:
The home team scored many times / He hit a home run / He hit .300 in the past season
Hypernyms (to "hit" is one way to...):
advance; gain; gain ground; get ahead; make headway; pull ahead; win (obtain advantages, such as points, etc.)
"Hit" entails doing...:
compete; contend; vie (compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "hit"):
hole up (score a hole in one)
ace (score an ace against)
walk (obtain a base on balls)
equalise; equalize; get even (compensate; make the score equal)
get; have; make (achieve a point or goal)
eagle (shoot in two strokes under par)
kick (make a goal)
homer (hit a home run)
par (make a score (on a hole) equal to par)
shoot (score)
convert (score (a spare))
convert (complete successfully)
convert (score an extra point or points after touchdown by kicking the ball through the uprights or advancing the ball into the end zone)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Consume to excess
Classified under:
Verbs of eating and drinking
Context example:
hit the bottle
Hypernyms (to "hit" is one way to...):
consume; have; ingest; take; take in (serve oneself to, or consume regularly)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Kill intentionally and with premeditation
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
off; murder; slay; bump off; polish off; dispatch; remove; hit
Context example:
The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered
Hypernyms (to "hit" is one way to...):
kill (cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "hit"):
burke (murder without leaving a trace on the body)
execute (murder in a planned fashion)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Sentence example:
Sam cannot hit Sue
Meaning:
Drive something violently into a location
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Synonyms:
strike; hit
Context examples:
he hit his fist on the table / she struck her head on the low ceiling
Hypernyms (to "hit" is one way to...):
displace; move (cause to move, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense)
Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "hit"):
smash (hit violently)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s somebody PP
Somebody ----s something PP
Meaning:
Pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Context example:
He tries to hit on women in bars
Hypernyms (to "hit" is one way to...):
approach (make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s PP
