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  • Definition
    • hit :(baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball)
      • he came all the way around on Williams' hit

    • hit :cause to move by striking
      • hit a ball

    • hit :the act of contacting one thing with another
      • repeated hitting raised a large bruise|after three misses she finally got a hit

    • hit :hit against; come into sudden contact with
      • The car hit a tree|He struck the table with his elbow

    • hit :a conspicuous success
      • that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career|that new Broadway show is a real smasher|the party went with a bang

    • hit :deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
      • He hit her hard in the face

    • hit :(physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together
      • the collision of the particles resulted in an exchange of energy and a change of direction

    • hit :reach a destination, either real or abstract
      • We hit Detroit by noon|The water reached the doorstep|We barely made it to the finish line|I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts

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