| badminton |
a sport in which players use rackets to hit a small rubber object back and forth across a high net. |
| bang |
a sudden or hard hit or blow. [2/5 definitions] |
| bat1 |
a club of wood or metal used to hit the ball in baseball, softball, or cricket. [2/3 definitions] |
| bean |
To hit on the head with a ball or other thrown object. [1/4 definitions] |
| beat |
to hit again and again. [2/9 definitions] |
| billiards |
a game played with long sticks and hard balls on a special table covered with cloth. Players use a stick to hit the balls against each other and into pockets along the edges of the table. |
| black eye |
bruised skin around the eye, often caused by being hit. |
| blow1 |
a quick, hard hit by the fist or by a hard object. [1/2 definitions] |
| bounce |
to cause to hit against something and spring back. [1/4 definitions] |
| box2 |
a hit or blow struck with the hand or fist. [2/3 definitions] |
| bump |
to knock against or hit, often by accident. [1/7 definitions] |
| butt3 |
to hit or push with the head or horns. |
| clip1 |
(informal) to hit sharply. [1/5 definitions] |
| club |
a long stick used to hit the ball in golf. [2/6 definitions] |
| color |
a quality of light as our eyes see it. Light is made up of waves, which hit objects and are reflected from their surfaces. The colors we see, such as red, blue, and yellow, depend on how these light waves are reflected. Objects of different colors reflect different kinds of light waves. [1/5 definitions] |
| crack |
to hit and break, but not into separate pieces; cause to snap. [1/9 definitions] |
| cue2 |
a long, thin stick with a narrow tip, used to hit the ball in the game of pool or billiards. |
| cuff2 |
to hit or slap with an open hand. [2 definitions] |
| dash |
to hit with great force; smash. [1/8 definitions] |
| double |
a hit in baseball that allows the batter to reach second base. [2/13 definitions] |
| drum |
to hit or tap a surface again and again. [1/5 definitions] |