hit

modif.

hit

n.

1. A blow

   slap, rap, punch; see blow 1.

2. A popular success

   favorite, achievement, masterstroke, bestseller, sleeper, platinum record, gold record, succés fou (French), sellout, smash*, knockout*; see also success 2.

3. In baseball, a batted ball that cannot be fielded

   base hit, single, two-base hit, double, three-base hit, triple, home run, wallop*, bagger*, wham*; see also run 3, score 1.

hit

v.

1. To strike

   knock, beat, sock, slap, punch, punish, smite, thump, bump, hammer, strike down, bang, whack, thwack, jab, clap, tap, pat, dab, smack, kick at, pelt, flail, thrash, cuff, kick, rap, cudgel, clout, club, buffet, bat around, kick around, lay low, lash out at, not hold one's punches, hit at, hit out at, make a dent in, let have it, give a black eye, swing at, take a swing at, crack, squail, mug*, pop*, biff*, hook*, bash*, bob*, slug*, nail*, conk*, paste*, whomp*, nail one on*, let fly at*, box off*, ride roughshod over*, box the ears*, whang*, hang a mouse on*; see also knock out.

2. To bump against

   jostle, butt, knock against, scrape, bump, run against, thump, collide with, bump into, meet head-on; see also crash 4.

3. To fire in time; said of an internal combustion motor

   catch, respond, go, run, connect, function, hit on all fours*; see also operate 2.

4. In baseball, to hit safely

   make a hit, single, double, triple, hit safe*, get on*, rip a single*, rip a double*, rip a triple*, blast one*, make a homer*; see also score 1.