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- [hit]
- /hɪt/
- /hɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hit]
- /hɪt/
Definitions of hit word
- verb with object hit to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer. 1
- verb with object hit to come against with an impact or collision, as a missile, a flying fragment, a falling body, or the like: The car hit the tree. 1
- verb with object hit to reach with a missile, a weapon, a blow, or the like, as one throwing, shooting, or striking: Did the bullet hit him? 1
- verb with object hit to succeed in striking: With his final shot he hit the mark. 1
- verb with object hit Baseball. to make (a base hit): He hit a single and a home run. bat1 (def 12). 1
- verb with object hit to drive or propel by a stroke: to hit a ball onto the green. 1
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Origin of hit
First appearance:
before 1100 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1100; 1865-70, Americanism for def 5a; Middle English hitten, Old English hittan; perhaps < Scandinavian; compare Old Norse hitta to come upon (by chance), meet with
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Hit
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hit popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
hit usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hit
noun hit
- blow — When a wind or breeze blows, the air moves.
- bat — A bat is a specially shaped piece of wood that is used for hitting the ball in baseball, softball, cricket, rounders, or table tennis.
- shot — a discharge of a firearm, bow, etc.
- punch — the chief male character in a Punch-and-Judy show.
- swing — to play (music) in the style of swing.
verb hit
- knock out — to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- beat — If you beat someone or something, you hit them very hard.
- pop — point of presence
- nail — a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
- batter — If someone is battered, they are regularly hit and badly hurt by a member of their family or by their partner.
adjective hit
Antonyms for hit
noun hit
- loss — detriment, disadvantage, or deprivation from failure to keep, have, or get: to bear the loss of a robbery.
- praise — the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- flop — to fall or plump down suddenly, especially with noise; drop or turn with a sudden bump or thud (sometimes followed by down): The puppy flopped down on the couch.
- failure — an act or instance of failing or proving unsuccessful; lack of success: His effort ended in failure. The campaign was a failure.
- forfeit — a fine; penalty.
verb hit
- compliment — A compliment is a polite remark that you say to someone to show that you like their appearance, appreciate their qualities, or approve of what they have done.
- fail — to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved: The experiment failed because of poor planning.
- lose — to come to be without (something in one's possession or care), through accident, theft, etc., so that there is little or no prospect of recovery: I'm sure I've merely misplaced my hat, not lost it.
- miss — to fail to hit or strike: to miss a target.
- give up — the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
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