Entry Word: hit

Function: noun

Meaning: 1 a person or thing that is successful <the new babysitter turned out to be a great hit with the kids>

Synonyms blockbuster, megahit, smash, success, winner

Related Words corker, crackerjack, dandy, jim-dandy, pip, prizewinner; gem, jewel, treasure; marvel, phenomenon, sensation, wonder; coup, triumph, victory

Near Antonyms disappointment, fizzle, lemon, loser

Antonyms bummer, bust, catastrophe, debacle (also débâcle), dud, failure, fiasco, flop, turkey, washout

2 a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument <the quarterback canʼt take too many more hits like that and escape permanent injury> — see ¹blow