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Hit is defined as to strike or collide with.

(verb)

An example of to hit is to swing a bat and contact a baseball with it.
An example of to hit is for a car to crash into a tree.

The definition of a hit is an impact or a successful result.

(noun)

An example of a hit is a town that was ravaged by a tornado.
An example of a hit is a best-selling book.

See hit in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb hit, hitting

to come against, usually with force; strike: the car hit the tree
to give a blow to; strike; knock
to strike so as to deliver (a blow)
to strike by throwing or shooting a missile at: to hit the target
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
to affect strongly or adversely so as to distress or harm: a town hard hit by floods
to come upon by accident or after search; find; light upon: to hit the right answer
☆ to arrive at (a place or point); reach; attain: stocks hit a new high
to go to; visit: we hit all the art galleries in town
strike, , , & (variously)
☆ Slang to apply oneself to steadily or frequently: to hit the books
Slang to demand or require of: with for; often with up: she hit me up for a loan
☆ Slang to murder: said as of a hired murderer or an assassin
Slang to supply with a drug, etc.
☆ Baseball to get (a specified base hit): to hit a double
☆ Blackjack to deal another card to

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

intransitive verb

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

noun

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

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hitter noun

See hit in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb hit hit, hit·ting, hits

verb, transitive

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

verb, intransitive

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

noun

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

Phrasal Verbs: hit on Slang To pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to: can't go into a bar lately without being hit on. hit up Slang To approach and ask (someone) for something, especially for money: tried to hit me up for a loan.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English hitten

Origin: , from Old English hyttan

Origin: , from Old Norse hitta

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