Hit

Quick meaning: Hit is a verb meaning (heading, physical) To strike.

Meaning

(heading, physical) To strike.

More Meanings

1. (transitive) To manage to touch (a target) in the right place.
2. (transitive, colloquial) To switch on or switch off (lights).
3. (transitive, music, informal) To commence playing.
4. (transitive, colloquial) To briefly visit.
5. (transitive, informal) To encounter an obstacle or other difficulty.
6. (heading) To attain, to achieve.
7. (transitive) To affect negatively.

Example Sentences

I hit the jackpot.

Somebody's been here! Hit the lights!

We hit the grocery store on the way to the park.

- I'd love to hear your band play. - Hit it, boys!

Word Forms

• hits
• hitting
• hitten
• hitself

Synonyms for hit

Depending on context, synonyms include beat, pelt, thump, bump off, whack, beset.

Antonyms for hit

Common opposites include miss, block, flop, turkey.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include smash, bang, striking, bump, collision, dispatch.

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