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1.nounA blow; a punch; a striking against; the collision of one body against another; the stroke that touches anything."The hit was very slight."
2.nounSomething very successful, such as a song, film, or video game, that receives widespread recognition and acclaim.
3.nounAn attack on a location, person or people.
4.nounA collision of a projectile with the target.
5.nounA match found by searching a computer system or search engine
6.nounA measured visit to a web site, a request for a single file from a web server.
7.nounAn approximately correct answer in a test set.
8.nounThe complete play, when the batter reaches base without the benefit of a walk, error, or fielder’s choice."The catcher got a hit to lead off the fifth."
9.nounA dose of an illegal or addictive drug."Where am I going to get my next hit?"
10.nounA premeditated murder done for criminal or political purposes.
11.nounA peculiarly apt expression or turn of thought; a phrase which hits the mark."a happy hit"
12.nounA move that throws one of the opponent's men back to the entering point.
13.nounA game won after the adversary has removed some of his men. It counts for less than a gammon.
14.verb(heading, physical) To strike.
15.verbTo manage to touch (a target) in the right place."I hit the jackpot."
16.verbTo switch on."Somebody's been here! Hit the lights!"
17.verbTo briefly visit."We hit the grocery store on the way to the park."
18.verbTo encounter an obstacle or other difficulty."You'll hit some nasty thunderstorms if you descend too late. We hit a lot of traffic coming back from the movies."
19.verb(heading) To attain, to achieve.
20.verbTo affect negatively."The economy was hit by a recession. The hurricane hit his fishing business hard."
21.verbTo attack.
22.verb(heading, games) To make a play.
23.verbTo use; to connect to."The external web servers hit DBSRV7, but the internal web server hits DBSRV3."
24.verbTo have sex with."I'd hit that."
25.verbTo inhale an amount of smoke from a narcotic substance, particularly marijuana.
26.adjectiveVery successful."The band played their hit song to the delight of the fans."