hit
verb
[ hɪt ]
• 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"
Similar:
strike,
slap,
smack,
cuff,
punch,
beat,
thrash,
thump,
batter,
belabour,
drub,
hook,
pound,
smash,
slam,
welt,
pummel,
hammer,
bang,
knock,
swat,
whip,
flog,
cane,
sucker-punch,
rain blows on,
box someone's ears,
whack,
wallop,
bash,
biff,
bop,
clout,
clip,
clobber,
sock,
swipe,
crown,
lick,
give someone a (good) hiding,
belt,
tan,
lay one on,
lay into,
pitch into,
lace into,
let someone have it,
lam,
whomp,
deck,
floor,
zonk,
stick one on,
dot,
slosh,
twat,
welly,
slug,
boff,
bust,
whale,
dong,
quilt,
king-hit,
smite,
swinge,
baste,
buffet,
birch,
• (of a missile or a person aiming one) strike (a target).
• "the sniper fired and hit a third man"
• cause harm or distress to.
• "the area has been badly hit by pit closures"
Similar:
affect badly,
devastate,
damage,
harm,
hurt,
ruin,
leave a mark on,
have a negative effect on,
have a negative impact on,
do harm to,
impinge on,
upset,
shatter,
crush,
shock,
overwhelm,
traumatize,
touch,
make suffer,
knock back,
knock for six,
knock sideways,
knock the stuffing out of,
Opposite:
have no effect on,
• reach (a particular level, point, or figure).
• "capital spending this year is likely to hit $1,800 million"
Similar:
reach,
attain,
touch,
arrive at,
get to,
rise to,
climb to,
achieve,
accomplish,
gain,
secure,
Opposite:
fall to,
• propel (a ball) with a bat, racket, stick, etc. to score runs or points in a game.
hit
noun
• an instance of striking or being struck.
• "few structures can withstand a hit from a speeding car"
Similar:
blow,
thump,
punch,
knock,
bang,
thwack,
box,
cuff,
slap,
smack,
spank,
tap,
crack,
stroke,
welt,
impact,
collision,
bump,
crash,
whack,
wallop,
bash,
belt,
biff,
clout,
sock,
swipe,
clip,
clobber,
slosh,
boff,
bust,
slug,
whale,
dong,
buffet,
• an instance of striking the target aimed at.
• "one of the bombers had scored a direct hit"
• a successful venture, especially a film, pop record, or song.
• "he was the director of many big hits"
Similar:
success,
box-office success,
sell-out,
winner,
triumph,
sensation,
bestseller,
tour de force,
knockout,
crowd-puller,
smash,
smash hit,
smasher,
superhit,
cracker,
wow,
biggie,
• a dose of a narcotic 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.
