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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as in to find
to come upon after searching, study, or effort
the doctor finally hit on what was wrong with the pain-wracked woman
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as in to ask
to make a request of
she's always hitting me up for money
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as in to encounter
to come upon unexpectedly or by chance
the popular belief that Sir Isaac Newton hit upon his understanding of gravity at the sight of an apple falling from a tree
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Recent Examples of hit
Staff Report, Twin Cities, 30 May 2026
More strikes were reported in southern Lebanon earlier today, with the country’s state-run National News Agency (NNA) reporting that civil defense teams recovered the bodies of four people, including children, after an airstrike hit a residential house in the town of Adloun.
—Alayna Treene, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 31 May 2026
In addition to his solo homer, Lewis went 2 for 3 with a walk and was the lone Saints batter to record more than a single hit in the contest.
—Staff Report, Twin Cities, 25 May 2026
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Three Saints hit homers in the matchup, with shortstop Kaelen Culpepper and centerfielder Ben Ross going deep for solo shots in the fifth and sixth, respectively.
—Staff Report, Twin Cities, 30 May 2026
More strikes were reported in southern Lebanon earlier today, with the country’s state-run National News Agency (NNA) reporting that civil defense teams recovered the bodies of four people, including children, after an airstrike hit a residential house in the town of Adloun.
—Alayna Treene, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
Noun
Feltner allowed no runs, just four hits, struck out two, and walked none.
—Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 31 May 2026
In addition to his solo homer, Lewis went 2 for 3 with a walk and was the lone Saints batter to record more than a single hit in the contest.
—Staff Report, Twin Cities, 25 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hit
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Within Kyiv, five medical facilities and several residential and commercial blocks were damaged or destroyed, sparking fires, burning cars and knocking debris onto a kindergarten, authorities reported.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
2 June 2026
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Even 6 inches of swiftly moving water can forcefully knock you off your feet.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
2 June 2026
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To alleviate all that blockiness and bulk, the architects chiseled it like a block of marble, shaving here, notching there, bumping out, and pulling in to give it interest in the round.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
4 June 2026
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This will bump their salaries above $101,000.—
Willie Wilson,
Chicago Tribune,
4 June 2026
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That does not mean MAHA has achieved nothing.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
30 May 2026
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For certain kinds of problems with the right mathematical structure, this promises an exponential speedup over anything a classical machine could achieve.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
29 May 2026
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When the Red Sox made the playoffs last year the belief was the club had finally taken the next step back toward sustained success and that their five-year rebuild was over.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
31 May 2026
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Four quarters of defensive dominance more than offset one quarter of offensive success for the Lynx on Friday night.—
Mike Cook,
Twin Cities,
30 May 2026
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To pay for her medical bills, the family had to sell most of their remaining cattle and goats, a bitter blow after years of drought had already decimated local herds.—
Tommy Trenchard,
NPR,
31 May 2026
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This makes for a significant setback but not necessarily a fatal blow to the facility.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
31 May 2026
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By greatly expanding the dimensions of his images, with their muted palettes, tight cropping, found symmetries, and laconic wit, had the maestro of the photographic epigram betrayed his subtractive aesthetic?—
James Quandt,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
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Everyone will find the easy-access power outlets and bedside controls a plus.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Arrest comes 40 years later Once they were done eating and interviewing Nash, the team asked him to go outside and look at some photos.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
5 June 2026
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The police are asking anyone with additional information about this incident to contact the Robbery-Homicide Division, Valley Section, Dets.—
Emily St. Martin,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2026
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But what about those who have already encountered visitors from outer space?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 June 2026
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As in any other global city, tourists in the Mexican capital could encounter street-level crimes including pickpocketing, robberies and scams.—
Michael Rios,
CNN Money,
31 May 2026
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