hit list

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hit list]
- /hɪt lɪst/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hit list]
- /hɪt lɪst/

Definitions of hit list words

noun hit list a list of persons singled out as targets for murder. 1
noun hit list a list of people or programs to be acted against or disposed of. 1
countable noun hit list If someone has a hit list of people or things, they are intending to take action concerning those people or things. 0
countable noun hit list A hit list is a list that someone makes of people they intend to have killed. 0
noun hit list a list of people to be murdered 0
noun hit list a list of targets to be eliminated in some way 0

See all 7 definitions of hit list

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Origin of hit list

First appearance:

before 1970

One of the 2% newest English words

First recorded in 1970-75

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Parts of speech for Hit list

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Hit list

hit list popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 46% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 61% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

hit list usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for hit list

noun hit list

laundry list — a lengthy, especially random list of items: a laundry list of hoped-for presents; a laundry list of someone's crimes.
want list — a list of desired items, as stamps, coins, or books, circulated among dealers by a hobbyist, museum, or collector seeking to locate and purchase them.

All 3 Synonyms of hit list