HIT


Meaning of HIT in English

Pronunciation: ' hit

Function: verb

Inflected Form: hit ; hit · ting

Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hyttan, probably from Old Norse hitta to meet with, hit

Date: before 12th century

transitive verb

1 a : to reach with or as if with a blow b : to come in contact with <the ball hit the window> c : to strike (as a ball) with an object (as a bat, club, or racket) so as to impart or redirect motion

2 a : to cause to come into contact b : to deliver (as a blow) by action c : to apply forcefully or suddenly < hit the brakes>

3 : to affect especially detrimentally <farmers hit by drought>

4 : to make a request of < hit his friend for 10 dollars> ― often used with up

5 : to discover or meet especially by chance

6 a : to accord with : SUIT b : REACH , ATTAIN <prices hit a new high> c : to arrive or appear at, in, or on < hit town> <the best time to hit the stores> d of fish : to bite at or on e : to reflect accurately < hit the right note> f : to reach or strike (as a target) especially for a score in a game or contest <couldn't seem to hit the basket> g : BAT 2B

7 : to indulge in excessively < hit the bottle>

8 : to deal another card to (as in blackjack)

intransitive verb

1 a : to strike a blow b : to arrive with a forceful effect like that of a blow <the storm hit >

2 a : to come into contact with something b : ATTACK c of a fish : STRIKE 11B d : BAT 1

3 : to succeed in attaining or coming up with something ― often used with on or upon < hit on a solution>

4 obsolete : to be in agreement : SUIT

5 of an internal combustion engine : to fire the charge in the cylinders

– hit · ter noun

– hit it big : to achieve great success

– hit it off : to get along well : become friends <they hit it off immediately>

– hit on : to make especially sexual overtures to

– hit the books : to study especially with intensity

– hit the fan : to have a major usually undesirable impact

– hit the ground running : to begin or proceed quickly, energetically, or effectively

– hit the hay or hit the sack : to go to bed

– hit the high points or hit the high spots : to touch on or at the most important points or places

– hit the jackpot : to become notably and unexpectedly successful

– hit the nail on the head : to be exactly right

– hit the road : LEAVE , TRAVEL also : to set out

– hit the roof or hit the ceiling : to give vent to a burst of anger or angry protest

– hit the spot : to give complete or special satisfaction ― used especially of food or drink

– hit the wall

1 : to reach the point of physical exhaustion during strenuous activity

2 : to reach a limiting point or situation at which progress or success ceases

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.