1
as in to knock
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
a good carpenter hits a nail just two or three times to drive it in
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2
as in to bump
to come into usually forceful contact with something
when she fell on the ice, she hit hard and badly bruised her elbow
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as in to achieve
to obtain (as a goal) through effort
the rock band hit "the big time" with their third album
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as in success
a person or thing that is successful
the new babysitter turned out to be a hit with the kids
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as in blow
a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument
the quarterback can't take too many more hits like that and escape permanent injury
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Recent Examples of hit
Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2026
Next, coast until the vehicle hits 20 mph.
—John Paul, The Providence Journal, 20 Feb. 2026
Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 21 Feb. 2026
Murakami had two of the team’s 12 hits.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
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Verb
Sumitomo Pharma’s stock, which rose more than 300% in 2025, hit its highest level since 2019 last week amid growing confidence in its Parkinson’s therapy.
—Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 20 Feb. 2026
Next, coast until the vehicle hits 20 mph.
—John Paul, The Providence Journal, 20 Feb. 2026
Noun
The right-hander went six innings, allowing one run on six hits, striking out eight with no walks on 95 pitches.
—Tony Catalina, Austin American Statesman, 21 Feb. 2026
Murakami had two of the team’s 12 hits.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
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Verb
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But midway through the second half, Peterson allowed Flemings to get to his spot easily and knock one down from the mid-range before answering on the other end with a dribble hand-off 3-pointer right in front of the Kansas bench.—
CJ Moore,
New York Times,
24 Feb. 2026
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The woman, who was on her cellphone, recalled being knocked to the ground and forced into the van.—
Sean Emery,
Oc Register,
24 Feb. 2026
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There’s an argument to be made that the Panthers should tear up Jackson’s contract and bump his pay.—
Joseph Person,
New York Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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There’s a lot of serendipity and people bumping into one another.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
18 Feb. 2026
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Prototype achieves high capacity and industrial-scale metrics At the core of the prototype is a conductive polymer known as poly(benzodifurandione), or PBFDO.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Feb. 2026
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Who in the world has either achieved so much or been beaten up so badly to need to quit at 16?—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
20 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Contreras sees situational awareness as the key to ABS success.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
22 Feb. 2026
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Both owe a lot of their success and development to Pomona assistant coach Ben Barrows, Derek’s biological dad and Kalob’s adopted dad.—
Kyle Newman,
Denver Post,
22 Feb. 2026
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In a 6-3 decision on Friday, the court dealt a major blow to the president's economic agenda.—
Julia Cherner,
ABC News,
22 Feb. 2026
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The 6-3 ruling is a major blow to Trump's economic policy agenda.—
Kristin Wright,
NPR,
21 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Duer slapped a single up the middle, but Harrison struckout looking to end the inning.—
Tony Catalina,
Austin American Statesman,
21 Feb. 2026
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The ruling is a major hit to Trump, who used a novel reading of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, or IEEPA, to slap a barrage of tariffs on American trading partners.—
Justin Papp,
CNBC,
20 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The car left the roadway and hit a canal bank before colliding with a tree.—
Rose Evans,
Idaho Statesman,
21 Feb. 2026
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An off-duty Gary police officer and his family were injured when a police car collided with a semi-trailer truck on Thursday in northwest Indiana.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
21 Feb. 2026
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The American team won the Olympic gold medal on Sunday, the first time in 46 years.—
Seema Mehta,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2026
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Including their home win over Chicago before the NBA All-Star break, the 38-19 Celtics have won four straight — all by double digits — and nine of their last 10.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
25 Feb. 2026
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“Hit.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hit. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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