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transitive verb1 a: to reach with or as if with a blow b: to come in contact with <the ball hit the window> c: to strike (as a ball) with an object (as a bat, club, or racket) so as to impart or redirect motion2 a: to cause to come into contact b: to deliver (as a blow) by action c: to apply forcefully or suddenly <hit the brakes>3: to affect especially detrimentally <farmers hit by drought>4: to make a request of <hit his friend for 10 dollars> —often used with up5: to discover or meet especially by chance6 a: to accord with : suit b: reach, attain <prices hit a new high> c: to arrive or appear at, in, or on <hit town> <the best time to hit the stores> dof fish : to bite at or on e: to reflect accurately <hit the right note> f: to reach or strike (as a target) especially for a score in a game or contest <couldn't seem to hit the basket> g: bat 2b7: to indulge in excessively <hit the bottle>8: to deal another card to (as in blackjack)intransitive verb1 a: to strike a blow b: to arrive with a forceful effect like that of a blow <the storm hit>2 a: to come into contact with something b: attack cof a fish : strike 11b d: bat 13: to succeed in attaining or coming up with something —often used with on or upon<hit on a solution>4obsolete : to be in agreement : suit5of an internal combustion engine : to fire the charge in the cylinders
— hit·ter noun
— hit it big
: to achieve great success
— hit it off
: to get along well : become friends <they hit it off immediately>
— hit on
: to make especially sexual overtures to
— hit the books
: to study especially with intensity
— hit the fan
: to have a major usually undesirable impact
— hit the ground running
: to begin or proceed quickly, energetically, or effectively
— hit the hay or hit the sack
: to go to bed
— hit the high points or hit the high spots
: to touch on or at the most important points or places
— hit the jackpot
: to become notably and unexpectedly successful
— hit the nail on the head
: to be exactly right
— hit the roof or hit the ceiling
: to give vent to a burst of anger or angry protest
— hit the spot
: to give complete or special satisfaction —used especially of food or drink
— hit the wall
1: to reach the point of physical exhaustion during strenuous activity2: to reach a limiting point or situation at which progress or success ceases
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