HIT
\hˈɪt], \hˈɪt], \h_ˈɪ_t]\
Definitions of HIT
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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To reach or attain exactly; to meet according to the occasion; to perform successfully; to attain to; to accord with; to be conformable to; to suit.
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To guess; to light upon or discover.
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A striking against; the collision of one body against another; the stroke that touches anything.
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A stroke of success in an enterprise, as by a fortunate chance; as, he made a hit.
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A peculiarly apt expression or turn of thought; a phrase which hits the mark; as, a happy hit.
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A game won at backgammon after the adversary has removed some of his men. It counts less than a gammon.
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To take up, or replace by a piece belonging to the opposing player; - said of a single unprotected piece on a point.
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To meet or come in contact; to strike; to clash; - followed by against or on.
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To meet or reach what was aimed at or desired; to succeed, - often with implied chance, or luck.
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having become very popular or acclaimed; - said of entertainment performances; as, a hit record, a hit movie.
By Oddity Software
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To reach or attain exactly; to meet according to the occasion; to perform successfully; to attain to; to accord with; to be conformable to; to suit.
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To guess; to light upon or discover.
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A striking against; the collision of one body against another; the stroke that touches anything.
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A stroke of success in an enterprise, as by a fortunate chance; as, he made a hit.
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A peculiarly apt expression or turn of thought; a phrase which hits the mark; as, a happy hit.
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A game won at backgammon after the adversary has removed some of his men. It counts less than a gammon.
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To take up, or replace by a piece belonging to the opposing player; - said of a single unprotected piece on a point.
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To meet or come in contact; to strike; to clash; - followed by against or on.
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To meet or reach what was aimed at or desired; to succeed, - often with implied chance, or luck.
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having become very popular or acclaimed; - said of entertainment performances; as, a hit record, a hit movie.
By Noah Webster.
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To strike; give a blow to; touch (the mark); attain to; sult.
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To clash or collide; succeed.
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A stroke or blow; a lucky event; appropriate remark.
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Hit.
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Hitting.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To light on that which is aimed at: to touch or strike: to reach: to suit.
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To come in contact: to chance luckily: to succeed:-pr.p. hitting; pa.t. and pa.p. hit.
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HITTER.
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A lighting upon: a lucky chance: a stroke: a happy turn of thought or expression.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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To strike; get or catch cleverly.
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To strike together; clash; also, to attain one's aim; happen; conform; suit.
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A stroke; blow; a repartee; stroke of luck.
By James Champlin Fernald