Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hit]
- /hɪt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [hit]
- /hɪt/
Definitions of outhit word
- verb with object outhit to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer. 1
- verb with object outhit 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 outhit 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 outhit to succeed in striking: With his final shot he hit the mark. 1
- verb with object outhit Baseball. to make (a base hit): He hit a single and a home run. bat1 (def 12). 1
- verb with object outhit to drive or propel by a stroke: to hit a ball onto the green. 1
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Origin of outhit
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
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Parts of speech for Outhit
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
outhit 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.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
outhit usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for outhit
verb outhit
- beat — If you beat someone or something, you hit them very hard.
- clobber — You can refer to someone's possessions, especially their clothes, as their clobber.
- drub — to beat with a stick or the like; cudgel; flog; thrash.
- edge — a line or border at which a surface terminates: Grass grew along the edges of the road. The paper had deckle edges.
- 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.
Antonyms for outhit
verb outhit
- fail — to fall short of success or achievement in something expected, attempted, desired, or approved: The experiment failed because of poor planning.
- forfeit — a fine; penalty.
- 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.
- surrender — to yield (something) to the possession or power of another; deliver up possession of on demand or under duress: to surrender the fort to the enemy; to surrender the stolen goods to the police.
- abet — If one person abets another, they help or encourage them to do something criminal or wrong. Abet is often used in the legal expression 'aid and abet'.
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