transitive verb hit, hitting hit′·ting

1. to come against, usually with force; strike the car hit the tree
2. to give a blow to; strike; knock
3. to strike so as to deliver (a blow)
4. to strike by throwing or shooting a missile at to hit the target
5. to cause to knock, bump, or strike, as in falling, moving, etc.: often with on or against to hit one's head on a door
6. to affect strongly or adversely so as to distress or harm a town hard hit by floods
7. to come upon by accident or after search; find; light upon to hit the right answer
8. ☆ to arrive at (a place or point); reach; attain stocks hit a new high
9. to go to; visit we hit all the art galleries in town
10. strike, , , & (variously)
11. ☆ Slang to apply oneself to steadily or frequently to hit the books
12. Slang to demand or require of: with for; often with up she hit me up for a loan
13. ☆ Slang to murder: said as of a hired murderer or an assassin
14. Slang to supply with a drug, etc.
15. ☆ Baseball to get (a specified base hit) to hit a double
16. ☆ Blackjack to deal another card to

Etymology: ME hitten < OE hittan < ON hitta, to hit upon, meet with < IE base *keid-, to fall > Welsh cwydd, a fall

intransitive verb

1. to give a blow or blows; strike
2. to attack suddenly
3. to knock, bump, or strike: usually with against
4. to come by accident or after search: with on or upon
5. ☆ to ignite the combustible mixture in its cylinders: said of an internal-combustion engine
6. ☆ Baseball to get a base hit

noun

1. a blow that strikes its mark
2. a collision of one thing with another
3. an effectively witty or sarcastic remark
4. a stroke of good fortune
5. a successful and popular song, singer, book, author, etc.
6. Informal
   1. an instance of finding or matching particular data in a computer search
   2. an instance of being accessed: said of a website
7. ☆ Slang a murder, as by a hired murderer or an assassin
8. Slang a dose of a drug, a drink of alcoholic liquor, etc.
9. Backgammon a game won by a player after one or more of the opponent's men have been removed from the board
10. ☆ Baseball base hit