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hit

 
pronunciation:
hIt
parts of speech:
verb, noun
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part of speech: verb
inflections: hits, hitting, hit
definition 1: When you hit a ball, you knock it hard with something and send the ball away from you.
Anna hit the ball hard. Nobody could catch it, and it went over the fence.
 
synonyms:
strike
similar words:
bat, drive, propel
definition 2: When you hit a drum, it makes a sound. If somebody hits you in the arm, your arm will probably hurt. When you hit something, you strike it.
When Mike hit the branch with a big stick, snow fell all over him. We laughed and laughed!
synonyms:
strike
similar words:
bang, batter, beat, hammer, knock, pound, punch, slap, smash
definition 3: If a rock hits a window hard, the window will probably break. When something hits another thing, it makes contact with it in a way that could cause damage or harm.
Jason was going too fast down the hill, and his sled almost hit a tree.
 
synonyms:
bump, strike
antonyms:
miss
similar words:
contact, crash, encounter
definition 4: When your arrow hits a target, it reaches the spot where you want it to go.
Sam threw the paper airplane at the white board, but he couldn't hit it.
similar words:
reach, shoot, strike
 
part of speech: noun
definition 1: A hit is a strong, hard contact of one thing with another thing. It is also called a blow.
The boxer took three hits to his stomach.
synonyms:
bang, blow, stroke
similar words:
punch, sock, strike
definition 2: When something is a hit, it means that a lot of people like it. When a movie is a hit, many people go to see it.
This song was a big hit about ten years ago.
synonyms:
smash
similar words:
sensation, success, triumph
definition 3: When a batter hits the ball in a baseball game and gets to a base, it is called a hit.
It was Jan's hit that won the game for us.
antonyms:
miss
derivations: hitless (adj.), hitter (n.)
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