hit

  • (noun): A blow; a punch; a striking against; the collision of one body against another; the stroke that touches anything.
  • (noun): Something very successful, such as a song, film, or video game, that receives widespread recognition and acclaim.
  • (noun): An attack on a location, person or people.
  • (noun): A collision of a projectile with the target.
  • (noun): A match found by searching a computer system or search engine
  • (noun): A measured visit to a web site, a request for a single file from a web server.
  • (noun): An approximately correct answer in a test set.
  • (noun): The complete play, when the batter reaches base without the benefit of a walk, error, or fielder’s choice.
  • (noun): A dose of an illegal or addictive drug.
  • (noun): A premeditated murder done for criminal or political purposes.
  • (noun): A peculiarly apt expression or turn of thought; a phrase which hits the mark.
  • (noun): A move that throws one of the opponent's men back to the entering point.
  • (noun): A game won after the adversary has removed some of his men. It counts for less than a gammon.
  • (verb): (heading, physical) To strike.
  • (verb): To manage to touch (a target) in the right place.
  • (verb): To switch on.
  • (verb): To briefly visit.
  • (verb): To encounter an obstacle or other difficulty.
  • (verb): (heading) To attain, to achieve.
  • (verb): To affect negatively.
  • (verb): To attack.
  • (verb): (heading, games) To make a play.
  • (verb): To use; to connect to.
  • (verb): To have sex with.
  • (verb): To inhale an amount of smoke from a narcotic substance, particularly marijuana.
  • (adjective): Very successful.
  • The hit was very slight.
  • The catcher got a hit to lead off the fifth.
  • Where am I going to get my next hit?
  • a happy hit
  • I hit the jackpot.