Read the dictionary definition of hit. All definitions for this word.
1. (baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball)
1. he came all the way around on Williams' hit
2. a conspicuous success
1. that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career
2. that new Broadway show is a real smasher
3. the party went with a bang
3. the act of contacting one thing with another
1. repeated hitting raised a large bruise
2. after three misses she finally got a hit
4. a connection made via the internet to another website
1. WordNet gets many hits from users worldwide
5. a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate
1. it has all the earmarks of a Mafia hit
6. a dose of a narcotic drug
7. (physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together
1. the collision of the particles resulted in an exchange of energy and a change of direction
8. pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to
1. He tries to hit on women in bars
9. gain points in a game
1. The home team scored many times
2. He hit a home run
3. He hit .300 in the past season
10. make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target
1. The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1, 1939
2. We must strike the enemy's oil fields
3. in the fifth inning, the Giants struck, sending three runners home to win the game 5 to 2
11. hit with a missile from a weapon
12. hit the intended target or goal
13. affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely
1. We were hit by really bad weather
2. He was stricken with cancer when he was still a teenager
3. The earthquake struck at midnight
14. produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments
1. The pianist strikes a middle C
2. strike `z' on the keyboard
15. hit against; come into sudden contact with
1. The car hit a tree
2. He struck the table with his elbow
16. deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
1. He hit her hard in the face
17. cause to move by striking
1. hit a ball
18. reach a point in time, or a certain state or level
1. The thermometer hit 100 degrees
2. This car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour
19. reach a destination, either real or abstract
1. We hit Detroit by noon
2. The water reached the doorstep
3. We barely made it to the finish line
4. I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts
20. drive something violently into a location
1. he hit his fist on the table
2. she struck her head on the low ceiling
21. cause to experience suddenly
1. Panic struck me
2. An interesting idea hit her
3. A thought came to me
4. The thought struck terror in our minds
5. They were struck with fear
22. encounter by chance
1. I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant
23. kill intentionally and with premeditation
1. The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered
