Definition of Hit
Hit
hit
Definition/Meaning
(verb)
to move one's hand or an object and bring it into contact with someone/something, often with some force, or to cause something to move by thus coming into contact with it;
e.g. Her head hit the wall when she sat in the chair. He hit the baseball with a bat and it soared across the field.
(verb)
to move quickly and make contact with something, often with some force;
e.g. The glass hit the ground and immediately broke.
(verb)
to happen to or affect someone/something or to a place, typically referring to an unpleasant occurrence that causes distress, harm, or damage;
e.g. The sad news will hit them very hard and make them upset. A strong earthquake is expected to hit the region and cause significant damage.
(verb)
to cause someone to suddenly realize something or see something to be the case;
e.g. It suddenly hit him that he hadn't spoken to them all day.
(verb)
(informal) reach a particular state, point, or level;
e.g. I think I have hit my greatest level of physical fitness. They have finally hit the highway after being stuck in traffic.
(noun)
a strike or attack, either literally as an instance of a moving object making physical contact, or figuratively as a spoken insult;
e.g. The hit from the bicycle made a dent in the body of the car. His insults were a hit to all of the effort I had made.
(noun)
something that is very successful, especially a song or film, but less commonly a person or thing that gains popularity;
e.g. The movie was a hit with audiences around the world.
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