Hit

Verb

 * 1)  To administer a blow to.
 * 2)  To come into contact with forcefully and suddenly.
 * 3)  To manage to touch in the right place.
 * 4)  To kill a person, usually on the instructions of a third party.
 * 5)  In blackjack, to deal a card to.
 * 6)  To come up to bat.
 * 7)  To briefly visit.
 * 8)  To encounter.
 * 9)  To begin; to start; to open.
 * 10)  To use.
 * 11)  To affect negatively.
 * 12)  To have sex with.

Noun

 * 1) A blow; a punch.
 * 2) A success, especially in the entertainment industry.
 * 3) An attack on a location, person or people.
 * 4)   The result(s) of a search of a computer system or, for example, the entire Internet using a search engine
 * 5)  A measured visit to a web site, a request for a single file from a web server.
 * 6) An approximately correct answer in a test set.
 * 7)  The complete play, when the batter reaches base without the benefit of a walk, error, or fielder’s choice.
 * 8)  A dose of an illegal or addictive drug.
 * 9) A premeditated murder done for criminal or political purposes.

Pronoun

 * 1)  It.

Verbs for Hit
acclaim as—; anticipate—; applaud—; chance—; effect—; gain—; obtain—; pray for—; pronounce—; provide—; score—; strike—; —astonishes; —delights; —enriches; —reveals; —surprises.

Adverbs for Hit
severely; viciously; repeatedly; injuriously; cruelly; brutally; vigorously.

Synonyms for Hit
find, reach, gain, win, achieve, contact, attain, succeed, knock, strike, rap, beat, batter, slap, punch.

Antonyms for Hit

 * miss
 * flop, turkey
 * miss

Derived terms

 * banjo hit
 * base hit
 * cult hit
 * direct hit
 * hit counter
 * hit list
 * hit parade
 * hit point
 * hit squad
 * hit test
 * infield hit
 * king hit
 * nervous hit
 * no hit
 * one-hit wonder
 * pinch hit
 * smash hit
 * straight hit
 * take a hit


 * don't let the door hit you on the way out
 * hit a home run
 * hit a nerve
 * hit a six
 * hit a snag
 * hit above one's weight
 * hit and run
 * hit at
 * hit back
 * hit below one's weight
 * hit for six
 * hit home
 * hit it an quit it
 * hit it big
 * hit it off
 * hitman
 * hit on
 * hit one out of the ballpark
 * hit one's stride
 * hit out
 * hit paydirt
 * hit the ball twice
 * hit the books
 * hit the bottle
 * hit the bricks
 * hit the ceiling
 * hit the deck
 * hit the dirt


 * hit the gas
 * hit the ground running
 * hit the hay
 * hit the head
 * hit the headlines
 * hit the jackpot
 * hit the nail on the head
 * hit the net
 * hit the pan
 * hit the pavement
 * hit the road
 * hit rock bottom
 * hit the rock
 * hit the rocks
 * hit the roof
 * hit the sack
 * hit the silk
 * hit the skids
 * hit the spot
 * hit up
 * hit upon
 * hit wicket
 * hittable
 * hitter
 * hitting
 * not know what hit one
 * pinch-hit

Thesaurus
Grand Guignol, Passion play, Tom show, accomplish, accord, achieve, adverse criticism, affect, agree, ambush, animadversion, answer to, antimasque, antitoxin, approach, arrest the thoughts, arrive, arrive at, arrive in, aspersion, assail, assault, assent, assort with, attack, attain, attain to, audience success, bad notices, bad press, bag, ballad, ballet, bang, bang into, bash, bat, be consistent, be of one, be received, be uniform with, beating, beg, belt, best seller, biff, big hit, blast, blitz, blot out, blow, blow in, bob up, bomb, bonk, booster, booster dose, booster shot, brilliant success, broadcast drama, brush, brush by, buffet, bum, bump, bump into, bump off, burlesque show, bushwhack, cadge, cannon, captiousness, caress, carom, carom into, carping, catch, catch the thoughts, cavil, caviling, censoriousness, chance, charade, charge, check, check in, chime, chop, clap, clash, cliff hanger, clip, clip off, clobber, clock in, closet drama, clout, clump, cock, cohere, coincide, coldcock, collide, come, come at, come down on, come home to, come in, come in contact, come into collision, come to, come to hand, comedy drama, concur, concuss, conform, conform with, confront each other, conk, consist with, contact, cooperate, correspond, crack, crack down on, crack up, crash, crash into, critical success, criticism, criticize, croak, crump, crunch, cuff, cut, cut and thrust, dash, dash into, daytime serial, deal, deal a blow, deck, descend on, descend upon, descry, detect, determine, detonate, dialogue, dig, ding, dint, discharge, discover, do, do in, documentary drama, dose, dovetail, draft, drama, dramalogue, dramatic play, dramatic series, drop, dropping, drub, drubbing, drug packet, drumming, duodrama, duologue, eject, encounter, epic theater, erase, espy, exception, experimental theater, extravaganza, fad, failure, fall foul of, fall in together, fall on, fall upon, faultfinding, feint, fell, fetch, fetch a blow, fetch up at, find, find out, fire, fire off, fit together, fix, flail at, flail away at, flak, flop, foul, fusillade, gain, gang up on, gas, gasser, get, get in, get there, get to, give the business, giveaway, glance, go, go at, go for, go together, go with, goal, grab, grand slam, graze, great success, gun, gun down, gun for, hairsplitting, hang together, happening, harmonize, harry, have at, hit a clip, hit against, hit at, hit like lightning, hit show, hit the mark, hit town, hit tune, hit up, hold together, hole, hole in one, home run, home thrust, homer, hostile criticism, hunt down, hurt, hurtle, hypercriticalness, hypercriticism, hypodermic, hypodermic injection, ice, impinge, impress, impress forcibly, improvisational drama, imputation, injection, inoculation, interlock, intersect, invent, jab, jet injection, jibe, jump, killing, kiss, knock, knock against, knock cold, knock down, knock out, land on, lash out at, lay at, lay hands on, lay into, lay out, legitimate drama, let drive at, let fly, let fly at, let have it, let off, lick, light, light into, light music, load, locate, lock, luck, lunge at, mainlining, make, make an impression, make it, masque, match, meet, meet with, melodrama, meteoric success, minstrel show, miracle, miracle play, momentary success, monodrama, monologue, mooch, morality, morality play, mug, music drama, musical revue, mystery, mystery play, nagging, nail, narcotic injection, narcotic shot, niggle, niggling, nit, nit-picking, nudge, obloquy, off, opera, osculate, overcriticalness, overdose, overlap, pageant, pan, panel show, panhandle, pantomime, parallel, pass the hat, paste, pastoral, pastoral drama, pelt, pepper, percuss, pestering, pettifogging, pick off, piece, pistol, pitch into, play, playlet, plug, plunk, poke, poke at, polish off, pop, pop music, pop up, popping, popular music, popular song, portion, pot, potion, potshoot, potshot, pound, priggishness, prime, problem play, psychodrama, pull in, punch, punch in, quibble, quibbling, quiz show, radio drama, rap, reach, rediscover, reflection, register, register with, reproachfulness, resounding triumph, respond to, review, revue, riddle, ring in, riot, roaring success, rock, roll in, rub, rub out, run down, run into, run to earth, sail into, score, scrape, scrounge, sensation, sensational play, serial, set on, set upon, settle, shave, shoot, shoot at, shoot down, shooting up, shot, show, show up, sideswipe, sign in, sing in chorus, sink in, sitcom, situation comedy, sketch, skim, skin-popping, skirt, skit, slam, slam into, slog, slosh, slug, smack, smack into, smash, smash hit, smash into, smash up, smite, snap, snipe, snipe at, soak, soap, soap opera, sociodrama, sock, song hit, sort with, spectacle, spot, square, square with, squeak by, stage play, stage show, stand together, straight drama, stricture, strike, strike against, strike at, strike hard, strike home, strike out at, stroke, stumble, success, successful, surprise, suspense drama, swat, swing, swing at, swing on, swipe, tableau, tableau vivant, take a potshot, take care of, take the offensive, taking exception, talk show, tally, tattoo, teleplay, television drama, television play, tell, ten, theater of cruelty, thrust at, thump, thwack, time in, torpedo, total theater, touch, touchdown, trace, trace down, track down, traumatize, trichoschistism, triumph, tumble, turn up, vaccination, vaccine, variety show, vaudeville, vaudeville show, vehicle, wade into, wallop, waste, whack, wham, whomp, whop, wipe, wipe out, word-of-mouth success, work, wow, yerk, zap

Etymology 1
From hitten: from  hittan:, probably of  origin, from  hitta:, from, from. Cognate with hitta:,  hitte:,  caedo:.

Etymology 2
From hit:, from  hit:, from, from. Cognate with Dutch het:. More at. Note 'it.

Verb

 * Arabic:
 * Armenian: ,
 * Basque: jo
 * Bulgarian:
 * Catalan: colpejar,
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: ,
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:, , slaan
 * Esperanto:, , trafi
 * Finnish: ,
 * French: ,
 * Galician: ,
 * German:, ,
 * Hindi: मारना
 * Hungarian: üt
 * Ido:


 * Italian:, ,
 * Japanese: ,
 * Korean:
 * Latin: ,
 * Norwegian:
 * Old Church Slavonic:
 * Polish: ,
 * Portuguese: ,
 * Romanian: ,
 * Romansch:, pitgar
 * Russian:,  ,  , стукнуть ,  ,
 * Scottish Gaelic: buail
 * Spanish:, ,
 * Swedish:
 * Urdu: مارنا


 * Bulgarian:
 * Dutch:
 * German:
 * Japanese: 当てる


 * Norwegian:
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 * Swedish:


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 * German:


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 * German:


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 * German:


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 * Finnish:, , ,


 * Norwegian:


 * French:


 * : 打 (dă)
 * : kena, mengenai


 * : (zædæn),  (zæn) (present tense)

Noun

 * Armenian:
 * Bulgarian:
 * Dutch: ,
 * Esperanto: ,
 * Finnish: ,
 * German:, , ,
 * Ido:
 * Latgalian: ,
 * Latvian: sitiens


 * Lithuanian: smūgis
 * Norwegian:
 * Polish:
 * Russian:
 * Scottish Gaelic:, ,
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:


 * Bulgarian: хит (khit), шлагер (šlager)
 * Catalan: èxit
 * Czech:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: ,
 * German:, ,
 * Hungarian:
 * Japanese: ヒット


 * Manx: ard-speeideilys
 * Norwegian: ,
 * Polish: ; przebój
 * Romanian:
 * Russian: хит,
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:


 * Dutch:
 * Finnish:


 * German:
 * Norwegian: anslag


 * Japanese: 安打, ヒット


 * Finnish: ,


 * Norwegian: skudd


 * : 命中
 * : coup
 * : hit
 * : hit


 * : colpo
 * : 衝突, ヒット (hitto)
 * : 명중 (byeongchung)
 * : batida

Anagrams

 * iht, ith

Etymology
From hiutu:, a contraction of hiu tagu, a calque on  hodie:. Cognate of German heute.

Adverb

 * 1) (Alsatian) today
 * Hit isch dr Jean-Pierre so drüri. - Jean-Pierre is so sad today.

Noun

 * 1) hit (a success, especially in the entertainment industry)

Synonyms

 * šlágr

Etymology
From hisz:

Noun

 * 1) faith, belief

Derived terms

 * egyistenhit
 * hitvallás

Etymology
From, from hit

Noun

 * 1) (slang, Dutch) something popular (book, song, band, country)

Inflection

 * Dative and accusative are nowadays obsolete, use nominative instead.
 * The dative got out of use around 1900. As this is a recent loanword, there is no conjugation for it to be found.

Adverb

 * 1) here (to this place)

Etymology
From.

Pronoun

 * 1) it

Descendants

 * Dutch:

Etymology
From, from. Cognate with hit:,  iz:,  𐌷𐌹𐍄𐌰:. More at hē.

Pronoun

 * 1) it

Descendants

 * Middle English: ,
 * English: ,

Etymology
From hit:.

Noun

 * 1) hit (a success, especially in the entertainment industry)

Etymology 1
From hit:.

Noun

 * 1)  hit; something very popular. (A book, a movie, a song, ...)

Etymology 2
From hit < *hī+at. Composed in a similar way: Icelandic hegat: and hingað:.
 * hī < (as in Ancient Greek εκεί:)
 * at < <  (as in Swedish åt:)

Adverb

 * 1) here; to this place, hither
 * Jag kom hit igår
 * I came here yesterday

Antonyms

 * dit

Related terms

 * hitåt