a long, narrow stretch with a smoothed or paved surface, made for traveling by motor vehicle, carriage, etc., between two or more points; street or highway.
2.
a way or course: the road to peace.
3.
a railroad.
4.
Often, roads.Also called roadstead.Nautical. a partly sheltered area of water near a shore in which vessels may ride at anchor.
5.
Mining. any tunnel in a mine used for hauling.
6.
the road, the places, usually outside of New York City, at which theatrical companies on tour generally give performances.
—Idioms
7.
burn up the road, Slang. to drive or move very fast.
8.
down the road, in the future: Economists see higher interest rates down the road.
9.
hit the road, Slang. to begin or resume traveling: We hit the road before sunrise.
10.
one for the road, a final alcoholic drink taken just before departing from a party, tavern, or the like.
11.
on the road,
a.
traveling, esp. as a sales representative.
b.
on tour, as a theatrical company: The musical ends its New York run next week to go on the road.
c.
started; under way: We need funds to get the project on the road.
12.
take to the road, to begin a journey or tour. Also, take the road.
Origin: bef. 900; ME rode, earlier rade, OE rād a riding, journey on horseback, akin to rīdan to ride
To come into contact with forcefully; strike: The car hit the guardrail.
To reach with or as if with a blow: The bullet hit the police officer in the shoulder.
To cause to come into contact: She hit her hand against the wall.
To deal a blow to.
To strike with a missile: fired and hit the target.
To reach with a propelled ball or puck: hit the running back with a pass.
To score in this way: She hit the winning basket.
To perform (a shot or maneuver) successfully: couldn't hit the jump shot.
To propel with a stroke or blow: hit the ball onto the green.
To execute (a base hit) successfully: hit a single.
To bat against (a pitcher or kind of pitch) successfully: can't hit a slider.
To affect, especially adversely: The company was hit hard by the recession. Influenza hit the elderly the hardest.
To be affected by (a negative development): Their marriage hit a bad patch.
To win (a prize, for example), especially in a lottery.
To arise suddenly in the mind of; occur to: It finally hit him that she might be his long-lost sister.
Informal To go to or arrive at: We hit the beach early.
Informal To attain or reach: Monthly sales hit a new high. She hit 40 on her last birthday.
To produce or represent accurately: trying to hit the right note.
To cause to come into contact: She hit her hand against the wall.
To deal a blow to.
To strike with a missile: fired and hit the target.
To reach with a propelled ball or puck: hit the running back with a pass.
To score in this way: She hit the winning basket.
To perform (a shot or maneuver) successfully: couldn't hit the jump shot.
To propel with a stroke or blow: hit the ball onto the green.
To execute (a base hit) successfully: hit a single.
To bat against (a pitcher or kind of pitch) successfully: can't hit a slider.
To affect, especially adversely: The company was hit hard by the recession. Influenza hit the elderly the hardest.
To be affected by (a negative development): Their marriage hit a bad patch.
To win (a prize, for example), especially in a lottery.
To arise suddenly in the mind of; occur to: It finally hit him that she might be his long-lost sister.
Informal To go to or arrive at: We hit the beach early.
Informal To attain or reach: Monthly sales hit a new high. She hit 40 on her last birthday.
To produce or represent accurately: trying to hit the right note.
To press or push (a key or button, for example): hit the return key by mistake.
Sports
To reach with a propelled ball or puck: hit the running back with a pass.
To score in this way: She hit the winning basket.
To perform (a shot or maneuver) successfully: couldn't hit the jump shot.
To propel with a stroke or blow: hit the ball onto the green.
To execute (a base hit) successfully: hit a single.
To bat against (a pitcher or kind of pitch) successfully: can't hit a slider.
To affect, especially adversely: The company was hit hard by the recession. Influenza hit the elderly the hardest.
To be affected by (a negative development): Their marriage hit a bad patch.
To win (a prize, for example), especially in a lottery.
To arise suddenly in the mind of; occur to: It finally hit him that she might be his long-lost sister.
Informal To go to or arrive at: We hit the beach early.
Informal To attain or reach: Monthly sales hit a new high. She hit 40 on her last birthday.
To produce or represent accurately: trying to hit the right note.
Baseball
To execute (a base hit) successfully: hit a single.
To bat against (a pitcher or kind of pitch) successfully: can't hit a slider.
To affect, especially adversely: The company was hit hard by the recession. Influenza hit the elderly the hardest.
To be affected by (a negative development): Their marriage hit a bad patch.
To win (a prize, for example), especially in a lottery.
To arise suddenly in the mind of; occur to: It finally hit him that she might be his long-lost sister.
Informal To go to or arrive at: We hit the beach early.
Informal To attain or reach: Monthly sales hit a new high. She hit 40 on her last birthday.
To produce or represent accurately: trying to hit the right note.
To affect, especially adversely: The company was hit hard by the recession. Influenza hit the elderly the hardest.
To be affected by (a negative development): Their marriage hit a bad patch.
To win (a prize, for example), especially in a lottery.
To arise suddenly in the mind of; occur to: It finally hit him that she might be his long-lost sister.
Informal To go to or arrive at: We hit the beach early.
Informal To attain or reach: Monthly sales hit a new high. She hit 40 on her last birthday.
To produce or represent accurately: trying to hit the right note.
Informal
To win (a prize, for example), especially in a lottery.
To arise suddenly in the mind of; occur to: It finally hit him that she might be his long-lost sister.
Informal To go to or arrive at: We hit the beach early.
Informal To attain or reach: Monthly sales hit a new high. She hit 40 on her last birthday.
To produce or represent accurately: trying to hit the right note.
Informal To go to or arrive at: We hit the beach early.
Informal To attain or reach: Monthly sales hit a new high. She hit 40 on her last birthday.
To produce or represent accurately: trying to hit the right note.
Games To deal cards to.
Sports To bite on or take (bait or a lure). Used of a fish.
v.
intr.
To strike or deal a blow.
To come into contact with something; collide.
To attack: The raiders hit at dawn.
To happen or occur: The storm hit without warning.
To achieve or find something desired or sought: finally hit on the answer; hit upon a solution to the problem.
Baseball To bat or bat well: Their slugger hasn't been hitting lately.
Sports To score by shooting, especially in basketball: hit on 7 of 8 shots.
To ignite a mixture of air and fuel in the cylinders. Used of an internal-combustion engine.
n.
A collision or impact.
A successfully executed shot, blow, thrust, or throw.
Sports A deliberate collision with an opponent, such as a body check in ice hockey.
A match of data in a search string against data that one is searching.
A connection made to a website over the Internet or another network: Our company's website gets about 2,000 hits daily.
A dose of a narcotic drug.
A puff of a cigarette or a pipe.
A successful or popular venture: a Broadway hit.
Computer Science
A match of data in a search string against data that one is searching.
A connection made to a website over the Internet or another network: Our company's website gets about 2,000 hits daily.
A dose of a narcotic drug.
A puff of a cigarette or a pipe.
An apt or effective remark.
Abbr. HBaseball A base hit.
Slang
A dose of a narcotic drug.
A puff of a cigarette or a pipe.
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.
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