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hit

  [hit] verb, hit, hit⋅ting, noun
Use hit on in a Sentence
–verb (used with object)
1. to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer.
2. to come against with an impact or collision, as a missile, a flying fragment, a falling body, or the like: The car hit the tree.
3. to reach with a missile, a weapon, a blow, or the like, as one throwing, shooting, or striking: Did the bullet hit him?
4. to succeed in striking: With his final shot he hit the mark.
5. Baseball.
a. to make (a base hit): He hit a single and a home run.
b. bat 1 (def. 14).
6. to drive or propel by a stroke: to hit a ball onto the green.
7. to have a marked effect or influence on; affect severely: We were all hit by the change in management.
8. to assail effectively and sharply (often fol. by out): The speech hits out at warmongering.
9. to request or demand of: He hit me for a loan.
10. to reach or attain (a specified level or amount): Prices are expected to hit a new low. The new train can hit 100 mph.
11. to be published in or released to; appear in: When will this report hit the papers? What will happen when the story hits the front page?
12. to land on or arrive in: The troops hit the beach at 0800. When does Harry hit town?
13. to give (someone) another playing card, drink, portion, etc.: If the dealer hits me with an ace, I'll win the hand. Bartender, hit me again.
14. to come or light upon; meet with; find: to hit the right road.
15. to agree with; suit exactly: I'm sure this purple shirt will hit Alfred's fancy.
16. to solve or guess correctly; come upon the right answer or solution: You've hit it!
17. to succeed in representing or producing exactly: to hit a likeness in a portrait.
18. Informal. to begin to travel on: Let's hit the road. What time shall we hit the trail?
–verb (used without object)
19. to strike with a missile, a weapon, or the like; deal a blow or blows: The armies hit at dawn.
20. to come into collision (often fol. by against, on, or upon): The door hit against the wall.
21. Slang. to kill; murder.
22. (of an internal-combustion engine) to ignite a mixture of air and fuel as intended: This jalopy is hitting on all cylinders.
23. to come or light (usually fol. by upon or on): to hit on a new way.
–noun
24. an impact or collision, as of one thing against another.
25. a stroke that reaches an object; blow.
26. a stroke of satire, censure, etc.: a hit at complacency.
27. Baseball. base hit.
28. Backgammon.
a. a game won by a player after the opponent has thrown off one or more men from the board.
b. any winning game.
29. a successful stroke, performance, or production; success: The play is a hit.
30. Slang. a dose of a narcotic drug.
31. Computers.
a. (in information retrieval) an instance of successfully locating an item of data in the memory bank of a computer.
b. an instance of accessing a Web site.
32. Slang. a killing, murder, or assassination, esp. one carried out by criminal prearrangements.
—Verb phrases
33. hit off,
a. to represent or describe precisely or aptly: In his new book he hits off the American temperament with amazing insight.
b. to imitate, esp. in order to satirize.
34. hit on, Slang. to make persistent sexual advances to: guys who hit on girls at social events.
35. hit out,
a. to deal a blow aimlessly: a child hitting out in anger and frustration.
b. to make a violent verbal attack: Critics hit out at the administration's new energy policy.
36. hit up, Slang.
a. to ask to borrow money from: He hit me up for ten bucks.
b. to inject a narcotic drug into a vein.
—Idioms
37. hit it off, Informal. to be congenial or compatible; get along; agree: We hit it off immediately with the new neighbors. She and her brother had never really hit it off.
38. hit or miss, without concern for correctness or detail; haphazardly: The paint job had been done hit or miss.
39. hit the books, Slang. to study hard; cram.
40. hit the bottle, Slang. bottle (def. 4).
41. hit the high spots,
a. to go out on the town; go nightclubbing: We'll hit the high spots when you come to town.
b. to do something in a quick or casual manner, paying attention to only the most important or obvious facets or items: When I clean the house I hit the high spots and that's about all. This course will hit the high spots of ancient history.
Origin:
bef. 1100; 1865–70, Americanism for def. 5a; ME hitten, OE hittan; perh. < Scand; cf. ON hitta to come upon (by chance), meet with

Related forms:
hitless, adjective
hit⋅ta⋅ble, adjective
hitter, noun

Synonyms:
1. See strike, beat. 25, 27, 29. See blow 1 .
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hit   (hĭt)   
v.   hit, hit·ting, hits

v.   tr.

    1. To come into contact with forcefully; strike: The car hit the guardrail.

    2. To reach with or as if with a blow: The bullet hit the police officer in the shoulder.

    3. To cause to come into contact: She hit her hand against the wall.

    4. To deal a blow to.

    5. To strike with a missile: fired and hit the target.

    6. To reach with a propelled ball or puck: hit the running back with a pass.

    7. To score in this way: She hit the winning basket.

    8. To perform (a shot or maneuver) successfully: couldn't hit the jump shot.

    9. To propel with a stroke or blow: hit the ball onto the green.

    10. To execute (a base hit) successfully: hit a single.

    11. To bat against (a pitcher or kind of pitch) successfully: can't hit a slider.

    12. To affect, especially adversely: The company was hit hard by the recession. Influenza hit the elderly the hardest.

    13. To be affected by (a negative development): Their marriage hit a bad patch.

    14. To win (a prize, for example), especially in a lottery.

    15. To arise suddenly in the mind of; occur to: It finally hit him that she might be his long-lost sister.

    16. Informal To go to or arrive at: We hit the beach early.

    17. Informal To attain or reach: Monthly sales hit a new high. She hit 40 on her last birthday.

    18. To produce or represent accurately: trying to hit the right note.

    1. To cause to come into contact: She hit her hand against the wall.

    2. To deal a blow to.

    3. To strike with a missile: fired and hit the target.

    4. To reach with a propelled ball or puck: hit the running back with a pass.

    5. To score in this way: She hit the winning basket.

    6. To perform (a shot or maneuver) successfully: couldn't hit the jump shot.

    7. To propel with a stroke or blow: hit the ball onto the green.

    8. To execute (a base hit) successfully: hit a single.

    9. To bat against (a pitcher or kind of pitch) successfully: can't hit a slider.

    10. To affect, especially adversely: The company was hit hard by the recession. Influenza hit the elderly the hardest.

    11. To be affected by (a negative development): Their marriage hit a bad patch.

    12. To win (a prize, for example), especially in a lottery.

    13. To arise suddenly in the mind of; occur to: It finally hit him that she might be his long-lost sister.

    14. Informal To go to or arrive at: We hit the beach early.

    15. Informal To attain or reach: Monthly sales hit a new high. She hit 40 on her last birthday.

    16. To produce or represent accurately: trying to hit the right note.

  3. To press or push (a key or button, for example): hit the return key by mistake.

  4. Sports

    1. To reach with a propelled ball or puck: hit the running back with a pass.

    2. To score in this way: She hit the winning basket.

    3. To perform (a shot or maneuver) successfully: couldn't hit the jump shot.

    4. To propel with a stroke or blow: hit the ball onto the green.

    5. To execute (a base hit) successfully: hit a single.

    6. To bat against (a pitcher or kind of pitch) successfully: can't hit a slider.

    7. To affect, especially adversely: The company was hit hard by the recession. Influenza hit the elderly the hardest.

    8. To be affected by (a negative development): Their marriage hit a bad patch.

    9. To win (a prize, for example), especially in a lottery.

    10. To arise suddenly in the mind of; occur to: It finally hit him that she might be his long-lost sister.

    11. Informal To go to or arrive at: We hit the beach early.

    12. Informal To attain or reach: Monthly sales hit a new high. She hit 40 on her last birthday.

    13. To produce or represent accurately: trying to hit the right note.

  5. Baseball

    1. To execute (a base hit) successfully: hit a single.

    2. To bat against (a pitcher or kind of pitch) successfully: can't hit a slider.

    3. To affect, especially adversely: The company was hit hard by the recession. Influenza hit the elderly the hardest.

    4. To be affected by (a negative development): Their marriage hit a bad patch.

    5. To win (a prize, for example), especially in a lottery.

    6. To arise suddenly in the mind of; occur to: It finally hit him that she might be his long-lost sister.

    7. Informal To go to or arrive at: We hit the beach early.

    8. Informal To attain or reach: Monthly sales hit a new high. She hit 40 on her last birthday.

    9. To produce or represent accurately: trying to hit the right note.

    1. To affect, especially adversely: The company was hit hard by the recession. Influenza hit the elderly the hardest.

    2. To be affected by (a negative development): Their marriage hit a bad patch.

    3. To win (a prize, for example), especially in a lottery.

    4. To arise suddenly in the mind of; occur to: It finally hit him that she might be his long-lost sister.

    5. Informal To go to or arrive at: We hit the beach early.

    6. Informal To attain or reach: Monthly sales hit a new high. She hit 40 on her last birthday.

    7. To produce or represent accurately: trying to hit the right note.

  7. Informal

    1. To win (a prize, for example), especially in a lottery.

    2. To arise suddenly in the mind of; occur to: It finally hit him that she might be his long-lost sister.

    3. Informal To go to or arrive at: We hit the beach early.

    4. Informal To attain or reach: Monthly sales hit a new high. She hit 40 on her last birthday.

    5. To produce or represent accurately: trying to hit the right note.

    1. Informal To go to or arrive at: We hit the beach early.

    2. Informal To attain or reach: Monthly sales hit a new high. She hit 40 on her last birthday.

    3. To produce or represent accurately: trying to hit the right note.

  9. Games To deal cards to.

  10. Sports To bite on or take (bait or a lure). Used of a fish.

v.   intr.

  1. To strike or deal a blow.

    1. To come into contact with something; collide.

    2. To attack: The raiders hit at dawn.

    3. To happen or occur: The storm hit without warning.

  3. To achieve or find something desired or sought: finally hit on the answer; hit upon a solution to the problem.

  4. Baseball To bat or bat well: Their slugger hasn't been hitting lately.

  5. Sports To score by shooting, especially in basketball: hit on 7 of 8 shots.

  6. To ignite a mixture of air and fuel in the cylinders. Used of an internal-combustion engine.

n.  

    1. A collision or impact.

    2. A successfully executed shot, blow, thrust, or throw.

    3. Sports A deliberate collision with an opponent, such as a body check in ice hockey.

    4. A match of data in a search string against data that one is searching.

    5. A connection made to a website over the Internet or another network: Our company's website gets about 2,000 hits daily.

    6. A dose of a narcotic drug.

    7. A puff of a cigarette or a pipe.

  2. A successful or popular venture: a Broadway hit.

  3. Computer Science

    1. A match of data in a search string against data that one is searching.

    2. A connection made to a website over the Internet or another network: Our company's website gets about 2,000 hits daily.

    3. A dose of a narcotic drug.

    4. A puff of a cigarette or a pipe.

  4. An apt or effective remark.

  5. Abbr. H Baseball A base hit.

  6. Slang

    1. A dose of a narcotic drug.

    2. A puff of a cigarette or a pipe.

  7. Slang A murder planned and carried out usually by a member of an underworld syndicate.

Phrasal Verb(s):
hit on Slang To pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to: can't go into a bar lately without being hit on.
hit up Slang To approach and ask (someone) for something, especially for money: tried to hit me up for a loan.

Idiom(s):
hit it big Slang To be successful: investors who hit it big on the stock market.

Idiom(s):
hit it off Informal To get along well together.

Idiom(s):
hit the books Informal To study, especially with concentrated effort.

Idiom(s):
hit the bottle/booze/sauce Slang To engage in drinking alcoholic beverages.

Idiom(s):
hit the bricks Slang To go on strike.

Idiom(s):
hit the fan Slang To have serious, usually adverse consequences.

Idiom(s):
hit the ground running Informal To begin a venture with great energy, involvement, and competence.

Idiom(s):
hit the hay/sack Slang To go to bed: hit the hay well before midnight.

Idiom(s):
hit the high points/spotsTo direct attention to the most important points or places.

Idiom(s):
hit the jackpotTo become highly and unexpectedly successful, especially to win a great deal of money.

Idiom(s):
hit the nail on the headTo be absolutely right.

Idiom(s):
hit the road Slang To set out, as on a trip; leave.

Idiom(s):
hit the roof/ceiling Slang To express anger, especially vehemently.

Idiom(s):
hit the spotTo give total or desired satisfaction, as food or drink.

[Middle English hitten, from Old English hyttan, from Old Norse hitta.]
hit'less adj., hit'ta·ble adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Slang Dictionary
hit

  1. n.
    a success; something that meets with approval. (Often with with.) : The fudge with nuts in it was a great hit at the sale.
  2. n.
    a successful result; something that is exactly as intended. : Your idea was right on target—a hit for sure.
  3. n.
    a drink of liquor; a dose of a drug. (See also bop.) : He had a hit of sauce and went out to finish his work.
  4. tv.
    to reach something; to achieve something. : I hit sixty next month, and I'm going to retire.
  5. tv.
    to kill someone; to assassinate someone. (Underworld.) : The thug set out to hit the mayor, but got nabbed first.
  6. tv.
    to attack or rob someone or something. (Underworld.) : Can you believe that they tried to hit a block party on Fourth Street?
  7. n.
    a robbery; an assassination. (Underworld.) : There was a hit at the bank on Maple Street last night.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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hit on (so)

  1. in.
    to flirt with someone; to make a pass at someone. : The women were all hitting on George, but he didn't complain.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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hit on (sth)

  1. in.
    to discover something; to think up or invent something. : She hit on a new scheme for removing the impurities from drinking water.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

hit  (v.)
O.E. hyttan "come upon, meet with," from O.N. hitta "to light upon, meet with," from P.Gmc. *khitjanan. Meaning shifted in late O.E. period to "strike," via "to reach with a blow or missile," and replaced O.E. slean in this sense. Noun meaning "successful play, song, person," etc. first recorded 1811, from verb meaning "to hit the mark, succeed" (c.1400). Underworld slang meaning "to kill by plan" is 1955 (n. is from 1970). Meaning "dose of narcotic" is 1951, from phrases like hit the bottle "drink alcohol" (1889). Original sense survives in phrases such as hit it off (1780) and hit on (1970s). To hit the nail on the head (1574) is from archery. Hit the road "leave" is from 1873; to hit (someone) up "request something" is from 1917. Hit and run is 1899 as a baseball play, 1924 as a driver failing to stop at a crash he caused. To not know what hit (one) is from 1923.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Financial Dictionary

hit

  1. To sell a security at a bid price quoted by a dealer. For example, a trader will hit a bid.

  2. To lose money on a trade. For example, a dealer may take a hit on the holdings of Moore's Fried Foods' common stock.


Wall Street Words: An A to Z Guide to Investment Terms by David L. Scott.
Copyright © 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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Idioms & Phrases

hit on

  1. Also, hit upon. Discover, happen to find, as in I've hit upon a solution to this problem. [c. 1700]

  2. Make sexual advances to someone, especially unwanted ones, as in You can't go into that bar without being hit on. [Slang; mid-1900s]

The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997. Published by Houghton Mifflin.
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