hit

v., hit, hit·ting, hits.

v.tr.

1. 1. To come into contact with forcefully; strike: The car hit the guardrail.
   2. To reach with or as if with a blow: The bullet hit the police officer in the shoulder.
2. 1. To cause to come into contact: She hit her hand against the wall.
   2. To deal a blow to.
   3. To strike with a missile: fired and hit the target.
3. To press or push (a key or button, for example): hit the return key by mistake.
4. Sports.
   1. To reach with a propelled ball or puck: hit the running back with a pass.
   2. To score in this way: She hit the winning basket.
   3. To perform (a shot or maneuver) successfully: couldn't hit the jump shot.
   4. To propel with a stroke or blow: hit the ball onto the green.
5. Baseball.
   1. To execute (a base hit) successfully: hit a single.
   2. To bat against (a pitcher or kind of pitch) successfully: can't hit a slider.
6. 1. To affect, especially adversely: The company was hit hard by the recession. Influenza hit the elderly the hardest.
   2. To be affected by (a negative development): Their marriage hit a bad patch.
7. Informal.
   1. To win (a prize, for example), especially in a lottery.
   2. To arise suddenly in the mind of; occur to: It finally hit him that she might be his long-lost sister.
8. 1. Informal. To go to or arrive at: We hit the beach early.
   2. Informal. To attain or reach: Monthly sales hit a new high. She hit 40 on her last birthday.
   3. To produce or represent accurately: trying to hit the right note.
9. Games. To deal cards to.
10. Sports. To bite on or take (bait or a lure). Used of a fish.

v.intr.

1. To strike or deal a blow.
2. 1. To come into contact with something; collide.
   2. To attack: The raiders hit at dawn.
   3. To happen or occur: The storm hit without warning.
3. To achieve or find something desired or sought: finally hit on the answer; hit upon a solution to the problem.
4. Baseball. To bat or bat well: Their slugger hasn't been hitting lately.
5. Sports. To score by shooting, especially in basketball: hit on 7 of 8 shots.
6. To ignite a mixture of air and fuel in the cylinders. Used of an internal-combustion engine.

n.

1. 1. A collision or impact.
   2. A successfully executed shot, blow, thrust, or throw.
   3. Sports. A deliberate collision with an opponent, such as a body check in ice hockey.
2. A successful or popular venture: a Broadway hit.
3. Computer Science.
   1. A match of data in a search string against data that one is searching.
   2. A connection made to a website over the Internet or another network: Our company's website gets about 2,000 hits daily.
4. An apt or effective remark.
5. (Abbr. H) Baseball. A base hit.
6. Slang.
   1. A dose of a narcotic drug.
   2. A puff of a cigarette or a pipe.
7. Slang. A murder planned and carried out usually by a member of an underworld syndicate.

phrasal verbs:

hit on Slang.

1. To pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to: can't go into a bar lately without being hit on.

hit up Slang.

1. To approach and ask (someone) for something, especially for money: tried to hit me up for a loan.

idioms:

hit it big Slang.

1. To be successful: investors who hit it big on the stock market.

hit it off Informal.

1. To get along well together.

hit the books Informal.

1. To study, especially with concentrated effort.

hit the bottle (or booze or sauce) Slang.

1. To engage in drinking alcoholic beverages.

hit the bricks Slang.

1. To go on strike.

hit the fan Slang.

1. To have serious, usually adverse consequences.

hit the ground running Informal.

1. To begin a venture with great energy, involvement, and competence.

hit the hay (or sack) Slang.

1. To go to bed: hit the hay well before midnight.

hit the high points (or spots)

1. To direct attention to the most important points or places.

hit the jackpot

1. To become highly and unexpectedly successful, especially to win a great deal of money.

hit the nail on the head

1. To be absolutely right.

hit the road Slang.

1. To set out, as on a trip; leave.

hit the roof (or ceiling) Slang.

1. To express anger, especially vehemently.

hit the spot

1. To give total or desired satisfaction, as food or drink.

[Middle English hitten, from Old English hyttan, from Old Norse hitta.]

hitless hit'less adj.
hittable hit'ta·ble adj.

A successful match. See hits and hit rate. See also Mechanical Turk.

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1. Something successful. A product may be a hit with customers; an employee may make a hit with the boss.

2. A visit to a Web Page. Many Web Sites have hit counters to keep track of the number of times a page is accessed.

also hit on

verb

1. To deliver a powerful blow to suddenly and sharply: bash, catch, clout, knock, pop¹, slam, slog, slug³, smash, smite, sock, strike, swat, thwack, whack, wham, whop. Informal biff, bop, clip¹, wallop. Slang belt, conk, paste. Idioms: let someone have it, sock it to someone. See attack/defend, strike/miss.
2. To enter a person's mind: occur, strike. Idioms: cross one's mind. See happen.
3. To come upon, especially suddenly or unexpectedly: catch, hit on (or upon), surprise, take. See surprise/expect.

phrasal verb - hit back

To return like for like, especially to return an unfriendly or hostile action with a similar one: counter, reciprocate, retaliate, retort, strike back,, attack/defend, forgiveness/vindictiveness.

phrasal verb - hit on (or upon)

1. To come upon, especially suddenly or unexpectedly: catch, surprise, take. Informal hit. See surprise/expect.
2. To reach (a goal or objective): arrive at, attain, come to, gain, get to. See start/end.

noun

1. A sudden sharp, powerful stroke: bang, blow², clout, crack, lick, pound, slug³, sock, swat, thwack, welt, whack, wham, whop. Informal bash, biff, bop, clip¹, wallop. Slang belt, conk, paste. See attack/defend, strike/miss.
2. A dazzling, often sudden instance of success: sleeper. Informal smash, smash hit, ten-strike, wow. Slang boff, boffo, boffola. See thrive/fail/exist.
3. An inhalation, as of a cigar, pipe, or cigarette: drag, draw, puff, pull. See breath/breathlessness.
4. The crime of murdering someone: blood, homicide, killing, murder. See help/harm/harmless.

Idioms beginning with hit:
hit below the belt
hit on all cylinders
hit between the eyes
hit bottom
hitch one's wagon to a star
hit it big
hit it off
hit upon
hit or miss
hit out
hit the books
hit the bottle
hit the bricks
hit the nail on the head
hit the roof
hit the deck
hit the ground running
hit the sack
hit the high spots
hit the road
hit the spot
hit up for

See also (hit) below the belt; can't hit the broad side of a barn; heavy hitter; make a hit; pinch hitter; smash hit.

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n

Definition: entertainment success
Antonyms: failure, flop, loss

v

Definition: accomplish
Antonyms: fail, lose

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IN BRIEF: To strike with force. Also: To occur.

It is better to aim at perfection and miss, than to aim at imperfection and hit it. — Thomas Watson (1874-1956)

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - ramme, slå, finde, score
v. intr. - få ram på, støde mod, slå ud efter, ankomme til
n. - træffer, pletskud, rammende bemærkning, succes

idioms:

• hit a brick wall    ramme muren, gå død
• hit a nerve    ramme en nerve
• hit and miss    tilfældigt
• hit and run    flugt-
• hit for six    gå efter seks points
• hit home    se at komme hjem, tage hjemad
• hit it off    komme godt ud af det
• hit list    hitliste
• hit man    lejemorder
• hit on    lægge an på, støde på, finde tilfældigt, falde over
• hit or miss    tilfældig, skødesløs
• hit out    lange ud, gå løs, slå om sig
• hit parade    hitparade
• hit the books    studere
• hit the deck    komme ud af fjerene
• hit the spot    være lige det man trænger til
• hit upon    lægge an på, støde på, finde tilfældigt, falde over
• make a hit    få et hit, ramme

Nederlands (Dutch)
slaan, raken, stoten, treffen, bereiken, aan-/ overvallen, hard aankomen, goed raden, benadelen, vermoorden, slag, klap, voltreffer, buitenkansje, goede zet, (voorbereide) moord, dosis drugs, overval, drankje, hit, schlager, steek (onder water), stekeligheid, getroffen, geraakt, gehavend

Français (French)
v. tr. - frapper (qn, une balle), cogner contre, atteindre (une cible), heurter (un véhicule), percuter, renverser (qn), affecter, toucher (des revenus), se rendre compte que, réaliser, arriver à (une autoroute, une route principale), (fig) atteindre (un niveau), rencontrer (un problème, de la circulation), sortir s'amuser, attaquer (une banque), assassiner (qn), taper qch à qn, donner (une carte à jouer)
v. intr. - se heurter, se cogner (à, contre)
n. - (Sport) coup, touche (en escrime), (Sport) point, succès (un film, un spectacle), tube (un disque), grosse impression (sur qn), injection (de drogue) (argot des drogués), meurtre, assassinat (argot des gangsters)

idioms:

• hit a brick wall    se heurter à un mur, perdre son temps
• hit a nerve    toucher un point sensible
• hit and miss    au hasard, au petit bonheur, aléatoire, tout ou rien
• hit and run    éclair (une attaque), où le chauffeur a pris la fuite (lors d'un accident), qui attaque et prend la fuite (gang), en délit de fuite (chauffeur)
• hit for six    mettre KO, combattre un ennemi de façon percutante, flanquer un coup à qn
• hit home    atteindre le but, faire son effet
• hit it off    bien s'entendre avec
• hit list    liste noire
• hit man    tueur à gages
• hit on    avoir (une idée), découvrir (une solution), trouver (un cadeau), tomber sur (un problème), (US) draguer (qn)
• hit or miss    au hasard, au petit bonheur, aléatoire, tout ou rien
• hit out    attaquer, distribuer des coups à droite et à gauche
• hit parade    hit parade, palmarès
• hit the books    sortir en librairie (une nouvelle publication)
• hit the deck    se mettre au boulot, (fig) s'aplatir au sol
• hit the spot    faire l'affaire (fam)
• hit up    (US) tenter d'obtenir un prêt de qn (arg)
• hit upon    avoir (une idée), découvrir (une solution), trouver (un cadeau), tomber sur (un problème), (US) draguer (qn)
• make a hit    remporter un succès fou

Deutsch (German)
v. - schlagen, treffen, erreichen
n. - Schlag, Treffer, Schlager, Erfolg, Spitze

idioms:

• hit a brick wall    plötzlich vor einer Mauer stehen
• hit a nerve    einen Nerv treffen
• hit and miss    unzuverlässig
• hit and run    Fahrerflucht begehen, einen Blitzüberfall machen
• hit for six    umhauen
• hit home    treffen
• hit it off    auskommen mit, sich verstehen mit
• hit list    Aktionsplan, Abschußliste
• hit man    Killer
• hit on    stoßen auf, finden
• hit or miss    unzuverlässig
• hit out    drauflosschlagen, attackieren
• hit parade    Schlagerparade
• hit the books    (Sl) büffeln
• hit the deck    zu Boden gehen
• hit the spot    genau das sein, was man erwartet
• hit up    (Sl) etwas erzielen
• hit upon    stoßen auf, finden
• make a hit    gut ankommen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - χτυπώ, πλήττω, πετυχαίνω, βρίσκω, προσκρούω (σε)
n. - χτύπημα, επιτυχία, σουξέ, μπηχτή, (ΗΠΑ) εγκληματική ενέργεια

idioms:

• hit a brick wall    έρχομαι σε αδιέξοδο, τρώω τα μούτρα μου
• hit a nerve    θίγω ευαίσθητο θέμα
• hit and miss    στα κουτουρού
• hit and run    εγκατάλειψη θύματος
• hit for six    κατατροπώνω σε συζήτηση
• hit home    (καθομ.) κάνω διάνα, βρίσκω/πετυχαίνω το στόχο
• hit it off    (καθομ.) σκιαγραφώ, πάω πρίμα
• hit list    κατάλογος εκτελέσεων
• hit man    πληρωμένος δολοφόνος, εκτελεστής
• hit on    βρίσκω τυχαία
• hit or miss    στα κουτουρού
• hit out    χτυπώ βίαια, καταφέρομαι
• hit parade    κατάλογος των πιο δημοφιλών τραγουδιών
• hit the books    ρίχνομαι στη μελέτη
• hit the deck    σηκώνομαι από το κρεβάτι, πέφτω κάτω με τα μούτρα, αναλαμβάνω δράση
• hit the spot    είμαι ακριβώς αυτό που πρέπει
• hit upon    βρίσκω τυχαία
• make a hit    έχω επιτυχία, εντυπωσιάζω

Italiano (Italian)
colpire, colpo, hit, canzone di grande successo, frecciata, colpito, di successo

idioms:

• hit and run    causato da un pirata della strada
• hit and/or miss    imprevedibile
• hit home    colpire il bersaglio, andare a segno
• hit it off    simpatizzare a prima vista
• hit list    lista nera
• hit man    sicario
• hit on/upon    escogitare
• hit out    attaccare
• hit parade    hit parade
• make a hit    avere successo

Português (Portuguese)
v. - bater, golpear, atingir, acertar
n. - batida (f), golpe (m), sucesso (m)

idioms:

• hit and run    bater e fugir (acidente de automóvel)
• hit and/or miss    casual
• hit home    acertar em cheio
• hit it off    dar-se bem
• hit list    lista (f) negra (fig.)
• hit man    assassino (m)
• hit on/upon    assediar
• hit out    tratar de atingir
• hit parade    desfile (m) de sucessos
• hit the books    estudar
• make a hit    dar boa impressão

Русский (Russian)
удар, попадание, успех, выпад, саркастическое замечание, популярный, выигрыш, ударять, попадать в цель, наносить ущерб, обнаружить, быть впору

idioms:

• hit and run    водитель, который удирает, сбив пешехода
• hit and/or miss    неточный, наугад
• hit home    задеть за живое
• hit it off    ладить с кем-л.
• hit list    список людей, которых ожидает расправа
• hit man    наемный убийца, гангстер
• hit on/upon    удариться
• hit out    наносить сильные удары
• hit parade    хит-парад
• hit the books    углубиться в книги
• make a hit    иметь успех

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - pegar, cascar, dar, alcanzar, atinar, zurrar
v. intr. - pegar, cascar, dar, alcanzar, atinar, zurrar
n. - golpe, impacto, tiro, éxito, sensación, herida, herido

idioms:

• hit a brick wall    callejón sin salida, problema sin solución
• hit a nerve    ofender en forma involuntaria, poner el dedo en la llaga
• hit and miss    a la buena de Dios, al azar
• hit and run    que se da a la fuga tras atropellar a alguien, relámpago
• hit for six    sorprender a una persona
• hit home    dar en el blanco
• hit it off    hacer buenas migas, llevarse bien
• hit list    lista de los sentenciados a muerte
• hit man    pistolero, asesino a sueldo
• hit on    dar con, tropezar con
• hit or miss    a la buena de Dios, al azar
• hit out    lanzar un ataque, asestar un golpe
• hit parade    lista de éxitos
• hit the books    dedicarse a estudiar
• hit the deck    ¡cuerpo a tierra!, caerse al suelo, levantarse
• hit the spot    dar en el clavo
• hit up    pedir dinero prestado
• hit upon    dar con, tropezar con
• make a hit    ser un éxito, caer muy bien, impactar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - slå, stöta, träffa, komma på, tilltala, mörda (på uppdrag), tända (motor), anlända, verka, injicera narkotika, röka marijuana
n. - slag, träff, fullträff, pik, succé, mord (på uppdrag), tjuvnyp, samlag

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
打, 碰撞, 打击, 打中, 击中, 成功而风行的事物

idioms:

• hit a brick wall    遇到阻碍
• hit a nerve    触到痛处, 触到伤心敏感的话题
• hit and miss    有时击中有时失手的, 有时成功有时不成功的
• hit and run    撞倒行人就逃走的, 打了人就跑的
• hit home    击中要害
• hit it off    合得来
• hit list    按计划进行杀害的名单, 拟予撤消的清单
• hit man    职业杀手
• hit on    偶然发现
• hit or miss    不论成功与否
• hit out    猛打
• hit parade    最流行的一批
• hit the books    用功
• hit the deck    被打倒, 起床, 准备行动
• hit the spot    指食物饮料等使人完全满意符合需要
• hit upon    偶然发现
• make a hit    获得成功

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 打, 碰撞, 打擊
v. intr. - 打, 打擊, 打中
n. - 打擊, 碰撞, 擊中, 成功而風行的事物

idioms:

• hit a brick wall    遇到阻礙
• hit a nerve    觸到痛處, 觸到傷心敏感的話題
• hit and miss    有時擊中有時失手的, 有時成功有時不成功的
• hit and run    撞倒行人就逃走的, 打了人就跑的
• hit home    擊中要害
• hit it off    合得來
• hit list    按計劃進行殺害的名單, 擬予撤消的清單
• hit man    職業殺手
• hit on    偶然發現
• hit or miss    不論成功與否
• hit out    猛打
• hit parade    最流行的一批
• hit the books    用功
• hit the deck    被打倒, 起床, 準備行動
• hit the spot    指食物飲料等使人完全滿意符合需要
• hit upon    偶然發現
• make a hit    獲得成功

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 때리다, ~을 괴롭히다, 맞히다, 부딪치다
v. intr. - 때리다, 맞히다, 안타를 치다, 부딪치다
n. - 충돌, 명중, 행운, 적절한 말

idioms:

• hit a brick wall    극복하기 어려운 상태에 직면하다
• hit a nerve    민감한 문제를 언급해 화나게 하다
• hit and miss    되는 대로 하는, 상태가 고르지 못한
• hit and run    해를 입히고 도망가는, 뺑소니의
• hit for six    남을 무찌르다, 압도하다
• hit home    적중하다, 아픈 데를 찌르다
• hit it off    사이 좋게 지내다, 뜻이 맞다
• hit list    정리 대상자 명단, 공격 대상자 명단
• hit man    암살자, 난폭한 선수
• hit on    ~에 부딪히다, 우연히~을 발견하다
• hit or miss    성패를 운에 맡기고, 되가는 대로
• hit out    공격하다, ~을 주먹으로 때리다
• hit parade    유행가의 인기순위
• hit the books    맹렬히 공부하다
• hit the deck    일어나다, 전투 준비를 하다, 마루에 엎드리다
• hit the spot    더럽히다
• hit upon    ~에 생각이 미치다
• make a hit    대성공을 이루다, (남의) 호감을 얻다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 打つ, ぶつける, 命中させる, 打撃を与える, 襲う, ぶつかる, 当たる, 命中する, 見付ける, 適合する, うまく合う
n. - 打撃, 衝突, 命中, 当たり, ヒット, 当たった作品, 安打, 非難のことば, 当てこすり, 大当たり, 成功, 適評

idioms:

• hit and run    ヒットエンドラン, ひき逃げ
• hit it off    仲よくやる
• hit on/upon    打ちあたる, ふと…が見つかる
• hit out    ひどく攻撃する
• make a hit    成功する, 気に入られる

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يضرب, يصطدم, يرتطم ب, يهلك, يزعج بشدة, ينتقد بقسوة, يكتشف أو يعثر على شئ وبخاصه بالمصادفه, يحزر, يلائم أو يطابق, يصل أو يبلغ, يجد أو يهتدي إلى, يجيد التصوير أو الاداء, يسرف في الشراب, يهاجم, يقع أو يحدث أو يصيب, يوفق إلى احراز شئ (الاسم) ضربه, ارتطام, نجاح, عمل ناجح بشكل واضح, ملاحظه ساخرة, محصول وافر من الفاكهه بخاصه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮הכה, פגע ב-, מצא, הגיע ל-, שדד או הרג (מדוברת, ארה"ב), מייצג בדיוק‬
v. intr. - ‮כיוון מכה‬
n. - ‮מהלומה, מכה, להיט, הצלחה, הערה עוקצנית, פגיעה, מזל טוב, הזרקת סם (מדוברת, ארה"ב), ניסיון שהצליח, רצח (עגה אמריקאית)‬

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hit parader	billboards top hit charts
Easiest To Hit Golf Clubs	hit clips players