hit it big

ˈhit

verb

transitive verb

to reach with or as if with a sudden blow

His mom told him to stop hitting his sister.

to come in quick forceful contact with He was hit by a car. The tank was hit by enemy fire.

the ball hit the window

to strike (something, such as a ball) with an object (such as a bat, club, or racket) so as to impart or redirect motion

hit a fastball into the outfield

to cause to come into contact

She accidentally hit her head getting into the car.

to deliver (something, such as a blow) by action

to apply forcefully or suddenly Will someone hit the lights?

hit the brakes

to affect especially detrimentally Many families were hit hard during the recession.

farmers hit by drought

to make a request of—often used with uphit us up for some change

hit his friend for 10 dollars

to discover or meet especially by chance hit a snowstorm while driving home hit a run of bad luck

prospectors hitting gold

to accord with : suit

hits public tastes

reach, attain kept digging until he hit water She'll hit 50 on her next birthday.

prices hit a new high

to arrive or appear at, in, or on the best time to hit the stores The newest issue hits newsstands tomorrow.

hit town

of fish to bite at or on

will only hit live bait

to reflect accurately

hit the right note

to reach or strike (something, such as a target) especially for a score in a game or contest

couldn't seem to hit the basket

baseball bat sense 2b

a player who can hit .300

to indulge in excessively

He repeatedly hit the bottle [=drank alcoholic beverages excessively] and, following a wild binge, was exiled to a remote post in the mountains …—Stanley Karnow

to deal another card to (as in blackjack)

hit me

intransitive verb

to strike a blow

boxers hitting furiously at each other

to arrive with a forceful effect like that of a blow

the storm hit

to come into contact with something

the plate shattered when it hit

attack

where the terrorists would hit next

of a fish strike sense 11b

baseball bat sense 1

next up to hit

to succeed in attaining or coming up with something—often used with on or upon

hit on a solution

obsolete to be in agreement : suit

of an internal combustion engine to fire a quantity of mixed fuel and air in the cylinders (see cylinder sense 2b)

the engine wouldn't hit

noun

an act or instance of striking or forcefully coming in contact with someone or something : an act or instance of hitting or being hit The bunker took a direct hit from the bombers.

penalized for an illegal hit from behind

a stroke of luck

a great success a compilation of the band's greatest hits The pony rides were a hit with the kids.

The show was a big hit.

a telling or critical remark

baseball base hit

a quantity of a drug ingested at one time

took a hit of LSD

a premeditated murder committed especially by a member of a crime syndicate (see syndicate entry 1 sense 3c)

a hit on a rival gang leader

an instance of connecting to a particular website

a million hits per day

a successful match in a search (as of a computer database or the Internet)

verb

transitive verb

to reach with or as if with a sudden blow

His mom told him to stop hitting his sister.

to come in quick forceful contact with He was hit by a car. The tank was hit by enemy fire.

the ball hit the window

to strike (something, such as a ball) with an object (such as a bat, club, or racket) so as to impart or redirect motion

hit a fastball into the outfield

to cause to come into contact

She accidentally hit her head getting into the car.

to deliver (something, such as a blow) by action

to apply forcefully or suddenly Will someone hit the lights?

hit the brakes

to affect especially detrimentally Many families were hit hard during the recession.

farmers hit by drought

to make a request of—often used with uphit us up for some change

hit his friend for 10 dollars

to discover or meet especially by chance hit a snowstorm while driving home hit a run of bad luck

prospectors hitting gold

to accord with : suit

hits public tastes

reach, attain kept digging until he hit water She'll hit 50 on her next birthday.

prices hit a new high

to arrive or appear at, in, or on the best time to hit the stores The newest issue hits newsstands tomorrow.

hit town

of fish to bite at or on

will only hit live bait

to reflect accurately

hit the right note

to reach or strike (something, such as a target) especially for a score in a game or contest

couldn't seem to hit the basket

baseball bat sense 2b

a player who can hit .300

to indulge in excessively

He repeatedly hit the bottle [=drank alcoholic beverages excessively] and, following a wild binge, was exiled to a remote post in the mountains …—Stanley Karnow

to deal another card to (as in blackjack)

hit me

intransitive verb

to strike a blow

boxers hitting furiously at each other

to arrive with a forceful effect like that of a blow

the storm hit

to come into contact with something

the plate shattered when it hit

attack

where the terrorists would hit next

of a fish strike sense 11b

baseball bat sense 1

next up to hit

to succeed in attaining or coming up with something—often used with on or upon

hit on a solution

obsolete to be in agreement : suit

of an internal combustion engine to fire a quantity of mixed fuel and air in the cylinders (see cylinder sense 2b)

the engine wouldn't hit

noun

an act or instance of striking or forcefully coming in contact with someone or something : an act or instance of hitting or being hit The bunker took a direct hit from the bombers.

penalized for an illegal hit from behind

a stroke of luck

a great success a compilation of the band's greatest hits The pony rides were a hit with the kids.

The show was a big hit.

a telling or critical remark

baseball base hit

a quantity of a drug ingested at one time

took a hit of LSD

a premeditated murder committed especially by a member of a crime syndicate (see syndicate entry 1 sense 3c)

a hit on a rival gang leader

an instance of connecting to a particular website

a million hits per day

a successful match in a search (as of a computer database or the Internet)

Verb and Noun Middle English, from Old English hyttan, probably from Old Norse hitta to meet with, hit

The first known use of hit was before the 12th century

Hindu-Arabicadjective

relating to, being, or composed of Arabic numerals

the Hindu-Arabic numeration system

hinge jointnoun

a joint between bones (as at the elbow) that permits motion in only one plane

hipbonenoun

either of two large bones that make up the side halves of the pelvis in mammals and are composed of the ilium, ischium, and pubis which are fused into one bone in the adult

hip-hopnoun

the rhythmic music that often accompanies rapalso: a cultural movement associated especially with rap music

hissy fitnoun

tantrum

hit1 of 2verb

to strike usually with force the ball hit the house

hit a ball

to make or bring into contact with something

tipped over and hit the floor

to strike something aimed at

hit the bull's-eye

attack entry 1 sense 1

to affect as if by a blow

to arrive with a forceful effect

the storm hit at sundown

to come upon : discover

hit upon the answer accidentally

to get to : reach prices hit a new high

hit town that night

to reflect accurately

hits the right note

to fire the charge in the cylinders

hit2 of 2noun

a blow striking an object aimed at

blow entry 4 sense 1, collision

a stroke of luck

a great success

the show was a hit

base hit

a single dose of a narcotic drug

an instance of a computer user connecting to a given website

a million hits per day

a successful match in a computer search