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hit at

Variant of hit

transitive verb hit, hitting

  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

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

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2010 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio. Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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