Definition of Hit

Babylon English Dictionary
strike, beat; collide; come in contact with; reach, arrive at; find; affect strongly
stroke, blow; collision; success, popular event or production; blockbuster, movie which is a gigantic financial success; premeditated killing, murder (Slang)
Search Dictionary
Hit Definition from Arts & Humanities Dictionaries & Glossaries
English-Latin Online Dictionary
infligo inflixi inflictum, offendo, Ico
Hit Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

3d pers. sing. pres. of Hide, contracted from hideth.
  
(v. t.)
To take up, or replace by a piece belonging to the opposing player; -- said of a single unprotected piece on a point.
  
(v. t.)
To reach with a stroke or blow; to strike or touch, usually with force; especially, to reach or touch (an object aimed at).
  
(v. t.)
To reach or attain exactly; to meet according to the occasion; to perform successfully; to attain to; to accord with; to be conformable to; to suit.
  
(v. t.)
To guess; to light upon or discover.
  
(v. i.)
To meet or reach what was aimed at or desired; to succeed, -- often with implied chance, or luck.
  
(v. i.)
To meet or come in contact; to strike; to clash; -- followed by against or on.
  
(pron.)
It.
  
(n.)
A stroke of success in an enterprise, as by a fortunate chance; as, he made a hit.
  
(n.)
A striking of the ball; as, a safe hit; a foul hit; -- sometimes used specifically for a base hit.
  
(n.)
A striking against; the collision of one body against another; the stroke that touches anything.
  
(n.)
A peculiarly apt expression or turn of thought; a phrase which hits the mark; as, a happy hit.
  
(n.)
A game won at backgammon after the adversary has removed some of his men. It counts less than a gammon.
  
(imp. & p. p.)
of Hit
  
(adj.)
having become very popular or acclaimed; -- said of entertainment performances; as, a hit record, a hit movie.
  
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. About
hEnglish - advanced version

hit
\hit\ (?), pron. it. [obs.]
hit
\hit\, 3d pers. sing. pres. of hide, contracted from hideth. [obs.]
hit
\hit\ (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. hit; p. pr. & vb. n. hitting.] [oe. hitten, hutten, of scand. origin; cf. dan. hitte to hit, find, sw. & icel. hitta.]
1. to reach with a stroke or blow; to strike or touch, usually with force; especially, to reach or touch (an object aimed at). i think you have hit the mark.
2. to reach or attain exactly; to meet according to the occasion; to perform successfully; to attain to; to accord with; to be conformable to; to suit. birds learning tunes, and their endeavors to hit the notes right. there you hit him; that argument never fails with him. whose saintly visage is too bright to hit the sense of human sight. he scarcely hit my humor.
3. to guess; to light upon or discover. "thou hast hit it."
4. (backgammon) to take up, or replace by a piece belonging to the opposing player; -- said of a single unprotected piece on a point.


  similar words(19) 



 three-base hit 
 two-base hit 
 cache hit 
 to hit out 
 base hit 
 to hit the nail on the head 
 take a hit 
 to hit off 
 to hit on 
 hit-and-run 
 hit man 
 power hit 
 hit the hay 
 fair hit 
 hit the sack 
 sacrifice hit 
 hit rate 
 safe hit 
 hit the books 
ENGLISH IDIOMS 2.EDITION
(See a hit)
The Phrase Finder
Meaning
Get off to a quick start.
Origin
Probably from a military origin. Soldiers are expected to land from parachutes or from helicopters and get straight into action.
Meaning
Go to bed.
Origin
Mattresses used to be stuffed with straw or hay.
Meaning
An uproar caused when a previously secret situation becomes publicly known.
Origin
Originated in the USA in the 1930s.
Meaning
An uproar caused when a previously secret situation becomes publicly known.
Origin
Originated in the USA in the 1930s.
© 2004 The Phrase Finder. Take a look at Phrase Finder’s sister site, the Phrases Thesaurus, a subscription service for professional writers & language lovers.
English Idioms WM 1.3a
See a hit
Concise English-Irish Dictionary v. 1.1
I hit: buailim
English Phonetics

www.interactiveselfstudy.com
Shakespeare Words
matched
Australian Slang
1. inject any form of drugs; 2. get extremely angry; fume (shortening of the phrase “hit the roof”); 3. shot of heroin or any drug; a fix; 4. visit to a website via the Internet: “received over 300 hits last week”
very ugly
shit; defecate
uncompetitive tennis
confuse or disturb greatly: “The bad news hit him for six”; (from cricket parlance)
to hit smb. in the stomach
get on well together; agree
1. list of names of the intended victims of assassins or terrorists; 2. list of people, organisations, etc., targeted in some way, as for cost-cutting, reform, criticism, etc.
hired assassin
make a beginning; commence
open one's wallet
hit one’s head or shouting and raving in a angry way, loosing one’s head
set out; depart
drink heavily; become an alcoholic
display extreme anger or astonishment
go to bed
hit the road; depart
go to bed to sleep
1. win chief prize on a gambling machine; 2. achieve great success; be very lucky
1. pay up; 2. pay the bill
ride a surfboard off the extremity of a wave
say the correct thing
begin panicking or over-reacting
set out; depart
display extreme anger or astonishment
go to bed to sleep
apply the brakes
fulfil a need; satisfy
become widely available
go on a drinking binge
take a drug, as heroin, usually by injecting it into the bloodstream
ugly
catch-phrase proclaiming one's constant bad luck
catch-phrase proclaiming one's constant bad luck
astonished; shocked
1. severe decisive blow; 2. punch from behind; 3. any sudden misfortune; 4. punch forcibly and without warning
band or musician who has only one big hit and then fades into obscurity
when trouble begins
Lexicon of Thieves' Cant
click
Low Life Glossary
1. verb. To kill or rob.

2. noun. A contract to kill a person.

3. The object of an assassin.

4. A dose of a drug.
WordNet 2.0

Noun
1. (baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball); "he came all the way around on Williams' hit"
(hypernym) deed, feat, effort, exploit
(hyponym) base hit, safety, bingle
(classification) baseball, baseball game, ball
2. the act of contacting one thing with another; "repeated hitting raised a large bruise"; "after three misses she finally got a hit"
(synonym) hitting, striking
(hypernym) touch, touching
(hyponym) contusion
3. 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"
(synonym) smash, smasher, strike, bang
(hypernym) success
(hyponym) blockbuster, megahit, smash hit
4. (physics) an 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"
(synonym) collision
(hypernym) contact, impinging, striking
(derivation) strike, impinge on, run into, collide with
(classification) physics, physical science, natural philosophy
5. a dose of a narcotic drug
(hypernym) dose
6. a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate; "it has all the earmarks of a Mafia hit"
(hypernym) murder, slaying, execution
(derivation) murder, slay, dispatch, bump off, polish off, remove
7. a connection made via the internet to another website; "WordNet gets many hits from users worldwide"
(hypernym) joining, connection, connexion

Verb
1. cause to move by striking; "hit a ball"
(hypernym) propel, impel
(hyponym) play
(derivation) hitter, striker
2. hit against; come into sudden contact with; "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow"
(synonym) strike, impinge on, run into, collide with
(antonym) miss
(hypernym) touch
(hyponym) ping
(verb-group) strike
(derivation) collision
3. affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely; "We were hit by really bad weather"; "He was stricken with cancer when he was still a teenager"; "The earthquake struck at midnight"
(synonym) strike
(hypernym) affect, impact, bear upon, bear on, touch on, touch
(verb-group) strike
4. deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"
(hypernym) touch
(hyponym) clap
(derivation) hitting, striking
5. 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"
(synonym) reach, make, attain, arrive at, gain
(hyponym) catch up
(entail) travel, go, move, locomote
(verb-group) make
6. reach a point in time, or a certain state or level; "The thermometer hit 100 degrees"; "This car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour"
(synonym) reach, attain
(hypernym) arrive, get, come
(hyponym) max out
7. hit with a missile from a weapon
(synonym) shoot, pip
(hypernym) injure, wound
(hyponym) gun down
(verb-group) shoot
(derivation) hitting, striking
8. cause to experience suddenly; "Panic struck me"; "An interesting idea hit her"; "A thought came to me"; "The thought struck terror in our minds"; "They were struck with fear"
(synonym) strike, come to
(verb-group) affect, impress, move, strike
9. make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target; "The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1, 1939"; "We must strike the enemy's oil fields"; "in the fifth inning, the Giants struck, sending three runners home to win the game 5 to 2"
(synonym) strike
(hypernym) attack, assail
(hyponym) slice
(verb-group) shoot, pip
10. hit the intended target or goal
(hypernym) succeed, win, come through, bring home the bacon, deliver the goods
(entail) aim, take, train, take aim, direct
(derivation) hitting, striking
11. produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically; "The pianist strikes a middle C"; "strike `z' on the keyboard"; "her comments struck a sour note"
(synonym) strike
(hypernym) touch
12. encounter by chance; "I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant"
(synonym) stumble
(hypernym) come by
13. gain points in a game; "The home team scored many times"; "He hit a home run"; "He hit .300 in the past season"
(synonym) score, tally, rack up
(hypernym) gain, advance, win, pull ahead, make headway, get ahead, gain ground
(hyponym) par
(entail) compete, vie, contend
14. consume to excess; "hit the bottle"
(hypernym) consume, ingest, take in, take, have
15. kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered"
(synonym) murder, slay, dispatch, bump off, polish off, remove
(hypernym) kill
(hyponym) burke
16. drive something violently into a location; "he hit his fist on the table"; "she struck her head on the low ceiling"
(synonym) strike
(hypernym) move, displace
(hyponym) smash
17. pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to; "He tries to hit on women in bars"
(hypernym) approach
Hit Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
Internet PR glossary
A single access of a file on the World Wide Web. Hits determine the load being placed on a Web server and its network. Contrast with page.
Company Info: Ticker, Name, Description
HITACHI LTD
Exchange: NYSE
Manufactures, markets and distributes power systems and equipment, consumer products such as television sets, vcrs, video cameras, hi-fi audio equipment, cassette tape recorders, microwave ovens and kitchen appliances, information systems and electronic equipment such as computers, workstations, magnetic disks, and integrated circuits,
Hit Definition from Social Science Dictionaries & Glossaries
Phobia
Fear of being tickled by feathers
Hit Definition from Science & Technology Dictionaries & Glossaries
ETSI and 3GPP
High Isolation Transformer
Telecommunication Standard Terms
1. A transient disturbance to a communication medium. (188 ) 2. A match of data to a prescribed criterion.
RF Electronics
A distinctive sound of very short duration heard from a sound monitor.
Technical English by wpv
For Internet sites, this is the common term for the numbers of times a site (or page) is accessed.
Hit Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
Computer Abbreviations v1.5
HitPlayer Audio File
Nonags Dialog Killer Data File
The Sims (Maxis) Sound File
JDK Doc(JAVA)
- Method in class java.awt.Graphics2D 
public abstract boolean hit (Rectangle  rect, Shape  s, boolean onStroke)
Checks whether or not the specified Shape intersects the specified Rectangle , which is in device space. If onStroke is false, this method checks whether or not the interior of the specified Shape intersects the specified Rectangle. If onStroke is true, this method checks whether or not the Stroke of the specified Shape outline intersects the specified Rectangle. The rendering attributes taken into account include the Clip, Transform, and Stroke attributes.Parameters: rect - the area in device space to check for a hit - the to check for a hits - the Shape to check for a hit - flag used to choose between testing the stroked or the filled shape. If the flag is , the oultine is tested. If the flag is , the filled is tested.onStroke - flag used to choose between testing the stroked or the filled shape. If the flag is true, the Stroke oultine is tested. If the flag is false, the filled Shape is tested.Returns: true if there is a hit; false otherwise.See Also:  setStroke(java.awt.Stroke) , fill(java.awt.Shape) , draw(java.awt.Shape) , transform(java.awt.geom.AffineTransform) , setTransform(java.awt.geom.AffineTransform) , clip(java.awt.Shape) , Graphics.setClip(int, int, int, int)
Website design & Internet terms
A single visit to a web site
A Glossary of Internet & PC Terminology
This occurs when a web page is accessed by a user or a program accesses the page.
WebGuest Web Glossary
A single request from a browser to a server  . Some servers also count each graphic on that page as a hit. For this reason, it's doubtfully to use the number of hits as an accurate measurement for the popularity of a Web site .
INTERNET TERMS&ACRONYMSV1.0
In search terminology ,every listing a search engine returns from a search is called a hit.
The term hit is also used to refer to calls on a web server,and it is much misunderstood.Technically,if a web page is called by a remote browser,and it includes three graphics,there are four hits on that server,one for the page,and one for each graphic.Many people and most ‘hit counters ‘ use the term hit to mean hits on the web page only,not the calls to graphics or other supporting files that come with the page.When someone quotes figures on hits,be aware that definitions and uses vary,and try to find out what definition was used in producing the figures.
The Internet Dictionary
More than a page view , a "hit" is any action experienced at a web site. A "hit" is any content delivered by a web server.  A single web page may place several dozen demands on the web server to deliver content: one for the page itself (or the collection of pages that make up a frame set), another for each graphic image displayed, and others for streaming media, sound bites and other content.  Each of those demands is considered a "hit".  Every file a web server delivers is a "hit".  
Glossary of Computer and Internet Terms
Technically, a hit is a request made to a Web server. Though many people think the term refers to the number of visits a web page gets, that's not really the case. If a web page has 5 images on it, when the page is loaded, 6 "hits" will be recorded. One for the HTML of the web page and 5 for the images. Another way the term "hit" can be used is in reference to search engine results. When you search for a phrase and the search engine finds 2000 results, you can say there were 2000 hits and be happy because you used the term correctly.
Multimedia Glossary
A match to the criteria you specify in a search.
Hit Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Wikipedia English - The Free Encyclopedia
Hit is an Iraqi city in Al-Anbar province. Hit lies northwest of Ramadi, the provincial capital.

See more at Wikipedia.org...
Hit may mean to strike someone or something to cause physical harm.

See more at Wikipedia.org...
HIT Entertainment (styled "HiT") is a British/American entertainment distribution company established in 1989, and originally the international distribution arm of Jim Henson Productions called Henson International Television (later reincorporated as HiT Communications plc.). However, following the death of Jim Henson in 1990, the business was sold to several members of the company's management, led by Peter Orton, and renamed Hit Entertainment to prevent any future confusion between the two companies.

See more at Wikipedia.org...
Hit! is a 1973 action film directed by Sidney J. Furie and starring Billy Dee Williams and Richard Pryor. It is about a federal agent trying to destroy a drug zone after his daughter dies from a heroin overdose.

See more at Wikipedia.org...
© This article uses material from Wikipedia® and is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License and under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
Hit Definition from Sports Dictionaries & Glossaries
Baseball
A play in which the batter safely reaches a base after hitting the ball, without aid from a fielding error or fielder's choice.
Worldgolf
To play a shot or stroke.
Bodybuilding Jargon
short for High Intensity Training
a method that states it is not about doing 'more' or 'less' exercise but rather an appropriate amount on exercise to stimulate optimum muscle growth.
Skateboarding Glossary
A jump
Hit Definition from Entertainment & Music Dictionaries & Glossaries
gambling
(Blackjack): is to take another card. The card you also receive is also called a hit.
English to Federation-Standard Golic Vulcan
kwul, kwul-tor
English - Klingon
v. qIp
v. tlhaw' - percusssion instrument with fist
v. weq - percussion instrument with palm
Hit Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
A Basic Guide to ASL
The right 'S' hand strikes its knuckles forcefully against the open left palm, which is held facing right.