hit
/hɪt/
noun
Meaning
A blow; a punch; a striking against; the collision of one body against another; the stroke that touches anything.
"The hit was very slight."
Something very successful, such as a song, film, or video game, that receives widespread recognition and acclaim.
An attack on a location, person or people.
A collision of a projectile with the target.
A match found by searching a computer system or search engine
A measured visit to a web site, a request for a single file from a web server.
An approximately correct answer in a test set.
The complete play, when the batter reaches base without the benefit of a walk, error, or fielder’s choice.
"The catcher got a hit to lead off the fifth."
A dose of an illegal or addictive drug.
"Where am I going to get my next hit?"
A premeditated murder done for criminal or political purposes.
A peculiarly apt expression or turn of thought; a phrase which hits the mark.
"a happy hit"
A move that throws one of the opponent's men back to the entering point.
A game won after the adversary has removed some of his men. It counts for less than a gammon.
verb
Meaning
(heading, physical) To strike.
To manage to touch (a target) in the right place.
"I hit the jackpot."
To switch on.
"Somebody's been here! Hit the lights!"
To briefly visit.
"We hit the grocery store on the way to the park."
To encounter an obstacle or other difficulty.
"You'll hit some nasty thunderstorms if you descend too late. We hit a lot of traffic coming back from the movies."
(heading) To attain, to achieve.
To affect negatively.
"The economy was hit by a recession. The hurricane hit his fishing business hard."
To attack.
(heading, games) To make a play.
To use; to connect to.
"The external web servers hit DBSRV7, but the internal web server hits DBSRV3."
To have sex with.
"I'd hit that."
To inhale an amount of smoke from a narcotic substance, particularly marijuana.
Synonyms
adjective
Meaning
Very successful.
"The band played their hit song to the delight of the fans."