hit
Noun
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referred to in: ball, baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs
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subtypes:
- contusion - the action of bruising
- crash, smash - the act of colliding with something
- bunt - (baseball) the act of hitting a baseball lightly without swinging the bat
- fly, fly ball - (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air
- ground ball, groundball, grounder, hopper - (baseball) a hit that travels along the ground
- header - (soccer) the act of hitting the ball with your head
- scorcher, screamer - a very hard hit ball
- plunk, plunker - (baseball) hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly
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is a type of: success - an attainment that is successfulsubtypes:
- blockbuster, megahit, smash hit - an unusually successful hit with widespread popularity and huge sales (especially a movie or play or recording or novel)
- sleeper - an unexpected hit
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referred to in: natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactionssame as: collision
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is a type of: connection, connexion, joining - the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication)
Verb
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subtypes:
- play - shoot or hit in a particular manner
- foul - hit a foul ball
- cannon - make a cannon
- clap - strike together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise
- ground out - make an out by hitting the ball on the ground
- toe - drive (a golf ball) with the toe of the club
- shank - hit (a golf ball) with the heel of a club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction
- pitch - hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin
- fly - hit a fly
- snap - put in play with a snap
- whang - propel or hit with force
- undercut - strike (the ball) in golf, tennis, or hockey obliquely downward so as to give a backspin or elevation to the shot
- putt - strike (a golf ball) lightly, with a putter
- heel - strike with the heel of the club
- toe - hit (a golf ball) with the toe of the club
- bunker - hit a golf ball into a bunker
- bounce - hit something so that it bounces
- backhand - hit a tennis ball backhand
- pop - hit a pop-fly
- follow through - carry a stroke to natural completion after hitting or releasing a ball
- shell - hit the pitches of hard and regularly
- ground - hit onto the ground
- ground - hit a groundball
- top - strike (the top part of a ball in golf, baseball, or pool) giving it a forward spin
- pull - hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing
- kill - hit with great force
- kill - hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games
- connect - hit or play a ball successfully
- drive - hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally
- drive - strike with a driver, as in teeing off
- hole, hole out - hit the ball into the hole
- bunt, drag a bunt - hit a ball in such a way so as to make it go a short distance
- snick - hit a glancing blow with the edge of the bat
- racket - hit (a ball) with a racket
- carry, dribble - propel
- slice - hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels in a different direction
- hook - hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left
- single - hit a single
- double - hit a two-base hit
- triple - hit a three-base hit
- smash - hit (a tennis ball) in a powerful overhead stroke
- shoot - throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective
- volley - hit before it touches the ground
- croquet - drive away by hitting with one's ball
- loft - kick or strike high in the air
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is a type of: touch - make physical contact with, come in contact withsubtypes:
- stub - strike (one's toe) accidentally against an object
- ping - hit with a pinging noise
- bang, spang - leap, jerk, bang
- rear-end - collide with the rear end of
- broadside - collide with the broad side of
- connect - land on or hit solidly
- spat - strike with a sound like that of falling rain
- thud - strike with a dull sound
- bottom - strike the ground, as with a ship's bottom
- bottom out - hit the ground
- bump, knock - knock against with force or violence
- bump into, butt against, jar against, knock against, run into - collide violently with an obstacle
- clash, collide - crash together with violent impact
- glance - hit at an angle
verb group: strike - deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon -
is a type of: touch - make physical contact with, come in contact withsubtypes:
- clap - strike with the flat of the hand; usually in a friendly way, as in encouragement or greeting
- bang, slam - strike violently
- lace into, lam into, lay into, pitch into, tear into - hit violently, as in an attack
- kick - strike with the foot
- swipe - strike with a swiping motion
- smite - inflict a heavy blow on, with the hand, a tool, or a weapon
- hook - hit with a hook
- swat - hit swiftly with a violent blow
- bash, bonk, bop, sock, whap, whop - hit hard
- bean - hit on the head, especially with a pitched baseball
- pop - hit or strike
- catch, get - reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot
- conk - hit, especially on the head
- cosh - hit with a cosh, usually on the head
- brain - hit on the head
- blast, boom, nail, smash - hit hard
- crack - hit forcefully; deal a hard blow, making a cracking noise
- sandbag, stun - hit something or somebody as if with a sandbag
- bat - strike with, or as if with a baseball bat
- bat - use a bat
- bat - have a turn at bat
- cut - hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction
- poke, pound, thump - hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument
- smack, thwack - deliver a hard blow to
- belt - deliver a blow to
- plug, punch - deliver a quick blow to
- slog, slug, swig - strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat
- wallop, whack, wham, whop - hit hard
- biff, pommel, pummel - strike, usually with the fist
- buff, buffet - strike, beat repeatedly
- box - hit with the fist
- bludgeon, club - strike with a club or a bludgeon
- cudgel, fustigate - strike with a cudgel
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subtypes:
- catch up - reach the point where one should be after a delay
- scale, surmount - reach the highest point of
- access, get at - reach or gain access to
- bottom out - reach the low point
- peak, top out - to reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity
- breast, summit - reach the summit (of a mountain)
- top - reach or ascend the top of
- make - reach in time
- find - succeed in reaching; arrive at
- culminate - reach the highest altitude or the meridian, of a celestial body
- come through, get through - succeed in reaching a real or abstract destination after overcoming problems
- ground, run aground - hit or reach the ground
verb group: make - reach in time -
same as: strike
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subtypes:
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same as: stumble
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entail: compete, contend, vie - compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against othersis a type of: advance, gain, gain ground, get ahead, make headway, pull ahead, win - obtain advantages, such as points, etc.subtypes:
- par - make a score (on a hole) equal to par
- shoot - score
- convert - score (a spare)
- convert - complete successfully
- convert - score an extra point or points after touchdown by kicking the ball through the uprights or advancing the ball into the end zone
- homer - hit a home run
- kick - make a goal
- eagle - shoot in two strokes under par
- hole up - score a hole in one
- ace - score an ace against
- walk - obtain a base on balls
- equalise, equalize, get even - compensate; make the score equal
- get, have, make - achieve a point or goal
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is a type of: assail, attack - launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare withsubtypes:
- slice - hit a ball so that it causes a backspin
- chop - hit sharply
- stroke - strike a ball with a smooth blow
- retaliate, strike back - make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil
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is a type of: kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
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is a type of: displace, move - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sensesubtypes: smash - hit violentlysame as: strike
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subtypes:
- max out - reach a maximum
- break even - attain a level at which there is neither gain nor loss, as in business, gambling, or a competitive sport
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is a type of: touch - make physical contact with, come in contact withsame as: strike
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entail: aim, direct, take, take aim, train - point or cause to go (blows, weapons, or objects such as photographic equipment) towardsis a type of: bring home the bacon, come through, deliver the goods, succeed, win - attain success or reach a desired goal
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is a type of: approach - make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion
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