Object

• ball: He hits the ball with all that he's got.

• nail: Uncle Bill hit the nail on the head with his Scooby versus Evo musings in the STI end of term report.

• shelf: One of the best 12's to hit the shelves in 2002.

• jackpot: I've done internet dating before, but evidently not yet hit the jackpot.

• target: What is the penalty for failure to hit the target?

Noun used with modifier

• chart: Specializing in party pop from the 60's to current chart hits - Abba to All Saints, The Monkees to Moloko.

• crossover: In 1994, Officium was released, " one of the biggest crossover hits of the ' 90s " .

Subject

• flak: But they had been hit by flak and blown up, right over the dam, only about a hundred and fifty feet up.

• bullet: In June 1943 Horrocks was badly wounded when he was hit by a bullet from a German aircraft.

Adjective modifier

• instant: Tim Burton's much loved film became an instant hit in 1990 launching Johnny Depp onto the global scene in the eponymous role.

• big: Bloc Party put Two more years in at position 7, their biggest hit by quite a margin.

• massive: Recorded with the London Symphony Orchestra, the album yielded a massive hit in Night in White Satin.

• huge: Our initial first aid course, focussing on the needs of children, took place in May and was a huge hit.

• direct: A direct hit on the breast plate will give your opponent a shock through the handle of the gun.

Modifies a noun

• wonder: Q2: Which one hit wonder had a million selling hit with a ' speeded up jeans song ' in 1996?

Preposition: by

• flak: But they had been hit by flak and blown up, right over the dam, only about a hundred and fifty feet up.

• bullet: In June 1943 Horrocks was badly wounded when he was hit by a bullet from a German aircraft.