HIT

HIT 1 syllable

A2 · Elementary 📏 3 letters 🎲 Scrabble 6 ✅ valid word

Common in conversation and basic reading.

noun
  1. (baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball)
  2. the act of contacting one thing with another
  3. a conspicuous success
  4. (physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together

💬 Examples

  • "he came all the way around on Williams' hit"
  • "repeated hitting raised a large bruise"
  • "after three misses she finally got a hit"
  • "that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career"

🔗 Similar words

hittingstrikingsmashsmasherstrikebang
verb
  1. cause to move by striking
  2. hit against
  3. deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
  4. reach a destination, either real or abstract

💬 Examples

  • "hit a ball"
  • "come into sudden contact with"
  • "The car hit a tree"
  • "He hit her hard in the face"

🔗 Similar words

strikeimpinge_onrun_intocollide_withreachmake
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