Inside the Universes

Words with a similar base: hit, hitting

'hit'

[hit.n.01] as in: (baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball)

Examples:
he came all the way around on Williams' hit

'hit'

[hit.n.02] as in: the act of contacting one thing with another

Examples:
repeated hitting raised a large bruise
after three misses she finally got a hit

'hit'

[hit.n.03] as in: a conspicuous success

Examples:
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

'hit'

[collision.n.01] as in: (physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together

Examples:
the collision of the particles resulted in an exchange of energy and a change of direction

'hit'

[hit.n.05] as in: a dose of a narcotic drug

'hit'

[hit.n.06] as in: a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate

Examples:
it has all the earmarks of a Mafia hit

'hit'

[hit.n.07] as in: a connection made via the internet to another website

Examples:
WordNet gets many hits from users worldwide

'hit'

[hit.v.01] as in: cause to move by striking

Examples:
hit a ball

'hit'

[hit.v.02] as in: hit against; come into sudden contact with

Examples:
The car hit a tree
He struck the table with his elbow

'hit'

[hit.v.03] as in: deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument

Examples:
He hit her hard in the face

'hit'

[reach.v.01] as in: reach a destination, either real or abstract

Examples:
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

'hit'

[hit.v.05] as in: affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely

Examples:
We were hit by really bad weather
He was stricken with cancer when he was still a teenager
The earthquake struck at midnight

'hit'

[shoot.v.01] as in: hit with a missile from a weapon

'hit'

[stumble.v.03] as in: encounter by chance

Examples:
I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant

'hit'

[score.v.01] as in: gain points in a game

Examples:
The home team scored many times
He hit a home run
He hit .300

in the past season

'hit'

[hit.v.09] as in: cause to experience suddenly

Examples:
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

'hit'

[strike.v.04] as in: make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target

Examples:
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

'hit'

[murder.v.01] as in: kill intentionally and with premeditation

Examples:
The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered

'hit'

[hit.v.12] as in: drive something violently into a location

Examples:
he hit his fist on the table
she struck her head on the low ceiling

'hit'

[reach.v.02] as in: reach a point in time, or a certain state or level

Examples:
The thermometer hit 100 degrees
This car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour

'hit'

[strike.v.10] as in: produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically

Examples:
The pianist strikes a middle C
strike `z' on the keyboard
her comments struck a sour note

'hit'

[hit.v.15] as in: consume to excess

Examples:
hit the bottle

'hit'

[hit.v.16] as in: hit the intended target or goal

'hit'

[hit.v.17] as in: pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to

Examples:
He tries to hit on women in bars

Origins

					hit (English)
├── hit (Middle English (1100-1500))
│   └── hit (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
└── hitten (Middle English (1100-1500))
    └── hittan (Old English (ca. 450-1100))