hitting

(noun) the act of contacting one thing with another. Synonyms: hit, striking. Examples: "Repeated hitting raised a large bruise." "After three misses she finally got a hit."

(verb) cause to move by striking. Synonyms: hit. Example: "Hit a ball."

(verb) hit against; come into sudden contact with. Synonyms: hit, strike, impinge on, run into, collide with. Examples: "The car hit a tree." "He struck the table with his elbow."

(verb) deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument. Synonyms: hit. Example: "He hit her hard in the face."

(verb) reach a destination, either real or abstract. Synonyms: reach, make, attain, hit, arrive at, gain. Examples: "We hit detroit by noon." "The water reached the doorstep." "We barely made it to the finish line." "I have to hit the mac machine before the weekend starts."

(verb) affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely. Synonyms: hit, strike. Examples: "We were hit by really bad weather." "He was stricken with cancer when he was still a teenager." "The earthquake struck at midnight."

(verb) hit with a missile from a weapon. Synonyms: shoot, hit, pip.

(verb) encounter by chance. Synonyms: stumble, hit. Example: "I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant."

(verb) gain points in a game. Synonyms: score, hit, tally, rack up. Examples: "The home team scored many times." "He hit a home run." "He hit .300 in the past season."

(verb) cause to experience suddenly. Synonyms: hit, strike, come to. Examples: "Panic struck me." "An interesting idea hit her." "A thought came to me." "The thought struck terror in our minds." "They were struck with fear."

(verb) make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target. Synonyms: strike, hit. Examples: "The germans struck poland on sept. 1, 1939." "We must strike the enemy's oil fields." "In the fifth inning, the giants struck, sending three runners home to win the game 5 to 2."

(verb) kill intentionally and with premeditation. Synonyms: murder, slay, hit, dispatch, bump off, off, polish off, remove. Example: "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered."

(verb) drive something violently into a location. Synonyms: hit, strike. Examples: "He hit his fist on the table." "She struck her head on the low ceiling."

(verb) reach a point in time, or a certain state or level. Synonyms: reach, hit, attain. Examples: "The thermometer hit 100 degrees." "This car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour."

(verb) produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically. Synonyms: strike, hit. Examples: "The pianist strikes a middle c." "Strike `z' on the keyboard." "Her comments struck a sour note."

(verb) consume to excess. Synonyms: hit. Example: "Hit the bottle."

(verb) hit the intended target or goal. Synonyms: hit.

(verb) pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to. Synonyms: hit. Example: "He tries to hit on women in bars."