hit
noun
(baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball)
“he came all the way around on Williams' hit”
the act of contacting one thing with another
“repeated hitting raised a large bruise”
“after three misses she finally got a 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”
(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”
Synonymscollisiona dose of a narcotic drug
a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate
“it has all the earmarks of a Mafia hit”
a connection made via the internet to another website
“WordNet gets many hits from users worldwide”
verb
cause to move by striking
“hit a ball”
hit against; come into sudden contact with
“The car hit a tree”
“He struck the table with his elbow”
Oppositesmissdeal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
“He hit her hard in the face”
reach a destination, either real or abstract
“We hit Detroit by noon”
“The water reached the doorstep”
affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely
“We were hit by really bad weather”
“He was stricken with cancer when he was still a teenager”
Synonymsstrikehit with a missile from a weapon
encounter by chance
“I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant”
Synonymsstumblegain points in a game
“The home team scored many times”
“He hit a home run”
cause to experience suddenly
“Panic struck me”
“An interesting idea hit her”
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”
Synonymsstrikekill intentionally and with premeditation
“The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered”
drive something violently into a location
“he hit his fist on the table”
“she struck her head on the low ceiling”
Synonymsstrikereach 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”
produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments
“The pianist strikes a middle C”
“strike `z' on the keyboard”
Synonymsstrikehit the intended target or goal
pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to
“He tries to hit on women in bars”
Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University