HIT | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

late Old English hittan (in the sense ‘come upon, find’), from Old Norse hitta ‘come upon, meet with’, of unknown origin

bring one's hand or a tool or weapon into contact with (someone or something) quickly and forcefully

strike with hand, weapon etc.

• the woman hit the mugger with her umbrella
• Marius hit him in the mouth

(of a missile or a person aiming one) strike (a target)

(of missile etc.) strike target

• the sniper fired and hit a third man

cause harm or distress to

cause harm or distress to

• the area has been badly hit by pit closures
• it hit him very hard when Rosie left

reach (a particular level, point, or figure)

reach particular level, point, etc.

• capital spending this year is likely to hit $1,800 million
• his career hit rock bottom

propel (a ball) with a bat, racket, stick, etc. to score runs or points in a game.

propel ball with bat etc. in game

an instance of striking or being struck

instance of hitting

• few structures can withstand a hit from a speeding car

an instance of striking the target aimed at

instance of striking target

• one of the bombers had scored a direct hit

a successful venture, especially a film, pop record, or song

successful venture

• he was the director of many big hits
• a hit album

a dose of a narcotic drug

dose of narcotic drug

• in another hour, I'll need another hit