Hit | Mean of hit in English Dictionary

/ˈhɪt/

• Verb
• to move your hand, a bat, etc., quickly so that it touches someone or something in a forceful or violent way
1. She told her son to stop hitting his sister.
2. She hit him hard with her purse.
3. He hit the fence with a stick. = He hit a stick against/on the fence.
4. The boxers hit each other with their fists.
5. The boxers were hitting furiously at each other.
• to cause (something, such as a ball) to move by hitting it forcefully with a bat, racket, etc.
1. He hit a fastball (over the fence) for a home run.
2. She hit the ball right to the shortstop.
• to touch (something or someone) in a forceful or violent way after moving at a high speed
1. The ball hit the house.
2. The plate shattered when it hit the floor.
3. The tank was hit by enemy fire.
4. He was hit by a car.
5. The ship hit an iceberg.
6. The plate shattered when it hit.

• to cause or allow (something, such as part of your body) to touch something in a forceful or violent way
1. I accidentally hit my head on/against the side of the door while I was getting into the car.
2. She hit her elbow on the edge of the table.
• to attack (something or someone)
1. Our plan is to hit the enemy before they can hit us.
• to affect (something or someone) in a harmful or damaging way
1. The ship was hit by a sudden storm.
2. A powerful earthquake hit the city.
3. Many families have been hit hard by the layoffs. = Many families have been hard hit by the layoffs. [=many families have been badly affected/hurt by the layoffs]
4. If you really want to teach your son a lesson you should hit him where it hurts and take away his cell phone.
5. Many people were unprepared when the storm hit.
6. The layoffs have hit hard here.
• to come to (something) by chance or accident while you are moving
1. We hit a west wind coming out of port.
2. I was late because I hit a traffic jam on the way over.
• to begin to have or experience (problems, trouble, etc.)
1. The project went smoothly at first, but then we started to hit [=encounter] some problems.
• to become suddenly or completely clear to (someone)
1. It suddenly hit [=occurred to] me that I was doing something wrong. [=I suddenly realized that I was doing something wrong]
2. The importance of the victory hasn't really hit her yet.
3. I was just about to give up when the solution hit me.
4. When you meet him, the first thing that hits you [=the first thing that you notice] is his air of confidence.
5. The smell hit me [=I noticed the smell] as soon as I opened the door.
• to get or come to (a goal, level, etc.)
1. He hit 100 mph on his motorcycle.
2. They expect the temperature to hit 90 this afternoon.
3. Sales hit $100 million last year alone.
4. Gold prices hit an all-time high last week.
5. a singer who can hit the high notes
6. He kept digging until he hit [=struck] water.
7. The stock market hit bottom. [=reached an extremely low point]
8. (informal) Next year he'll hit the big four-oh/five-oh. [=turn 40/50 years of age]
• to arrive or appear at, in, or on (a place)
1. We hit [=went to] the beach nearly every day this summer.
2. They got up early and headed out to hit the (ski) slopes. [=to go skiing]
3. The magazine's new issue hits newsstands tomorrow. [=the new issue becomes available on newsstands tomorrow]
4. The new product should hit the shelves/market soon. = The new product should hit stores soon. [=the new product should be available in stores soon]
5. These new illegal drugs only recently hit the street. [=became available for illegal purchase]
• to turn (something) on or off with a switch
1. Could someone please hit the lights?
• to move (a switch) to an on or off position
1. The lights came on when she hit the switch.
• to push down on (the brake pedal or accelerator in a vehicle) in a sudden and forceful way
1. I had to hit the brakes hard to avoid an accident.
2. She suddenly hit the accelerator and sped away. = (US) She suddenly hit the gas and sped away.
• to succeed in hitting (something aimed at) with a shot, throw, etc.
1. hit the bull's-eye
2. hit the target
3. Her criticism really hit the mark. [=her criticism was very accurate]
4. The first shot hit but the second shot missed.
• to succeed in making (a shot)
1. She hit [=made, sank] 40 percent of her shots last season.
2. She hit her first basket but then missed the next one.
• to succeed in making a pass to (another player)
1. The quarterback hit the wide receiver (with a pass) for a touchdown.
• to try to hit the ball with a bat in baseball, cricket, or a similar game
1. It's your turn to hit. [=bat]
• to produce (a home run, a ground ball, etc.) by batting
1. He hit 30 home runs last year.
2. He hit a ground ball to the shortstop.
3. She hit a double to left field.
• to have a specified batting average
1. This year he's hitting [=batting] .300. [=his batting average is .300]
• to hit the pitches thrown by (a pitcher)
1. He has hit this pitcher well/poorly in the past.
2. He has hit well/poorly against this pitcher in the past.
• to deal another card to (a player in blackjack)
1. Hit me. [=deal another card to me]
• to attack or criticize someone who has attacked or criticized you
1. If you hit me, I'll hit back.
2. The team hit back with a touchdown of their own.
3. The Senator hit back at his critics.
• to become friends
1. The two of them hit it off (with each other) immediately.
2. Though we work together, we've never really hit it off.
• to talk to (someone) in order to try to start a sexual relationship
1. She's always being/getting hit on at the gym.
2. Some drunk at the bar was hitting on her.
• to succeed in finding (something, such as a solution)
1. She thought about the problem for days before she finally hit on a solution.
2. He hit on a new way to do things.
3. We hit upon the answer accidentally.
• to make an angry attack against (someone)
1. The singer hit out at [=(more commonly) lashed out at] her critics.
• to drop down to the ground or floor suddenly
1. She hit the deck when the gunfire started.
• to begin an effort or activity in a quick, energetic, and effective way
1. The new administration hit the ground running after the inauguration.
• to go to bed
1. I'm tired. I'm going to hit the hay.
• to be exactly right
1. He hit the nail on the head with that analysis.
• to become very angry or upset
1. His parents really hit the roof when they found out he had flunked out of school.
• to go out in search of something or for a specific purpose
1. I grabbed the classifieds and hit the pavement, looking for a new job.
2. The reporters hit the streets to interview passersby.
• to ask (someone) for something (such as money)
1. She's waiting for the right moment to hit up her father for a loan. [=to ask her father for a loan]
2. I donated money to that charity a few months ago, and they're already hitting me up for more.
• Noun
• an act of hitting someone or something
1. The player was penalized for an illegal hit from behind.
2. The torpedo made a direct hit.
• something that is very successful
1. The show was a (smash/big) hit.
2. The album is a collection of the group's greatest hits. [=the group's most popular and successful songs]
3. a hit record/song
4. a hit movie
• someone or something that is liked by someone very much
1. The pony ride was/made a big hit at the party.
2. The pony ride was a big hit with the kids at the party. [=the kids at the party enjoyed the pony ride very much]
• a successful effort to reach a desired goal or result
1. His business ventures have been a mixture of hits and misses. [=some of his business ventures have been successful and some have failed]
• an act of connecting to a particular Web site
1. The site had/got over a million hits last month. [=people connected to the site more than a million times last month]
• a successful attempt to find something in a search of a computer database or the Internet
1. A search for his name in the newspaper's database produced/found more than 30 hits.
• a single dose of an illegal drug
1. Can I get a hit?
2. He took a hit of LSD.
• a planned murder done by a paid killer
1. an attempted hit on the gang's leader