hitting Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun the act of contacting one thing with another
   hit; striking.
   
   • repeated hitting raised a large bruise
   • after three misses she finally got a hit
2. verb cause to move by striking
   hit.
   
   • hit a ball
3. verb hit against; come into sudden contact with
   strike; run into; hit; collide with; impinge on.
   
   • The car hit a tree
   • He struck the table with his elbow
4. verb deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
   hit.
   
   • He hit her hard in the face
5. verb reach a destination, either real or abstract
   hit; make; reach; attain; arrive at; gain.
   
   • 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
6. verb affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely
   strike; hit.
   
   • We were hit by really bad weather
   • He was stricken with cancer when he was still a teenager
   • The earthquake struck at midnight
7. verb hit with a missile from a weapon
   shoot; pip; hit.
   
8. verb encounter by chance
   hit; stumble.
   
   • I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant
9. verb gain points in a game
   rack up; tally; score; hit.
   
   • The home team scored many times
   • He hit a home run
   • He hit .300 in the past season
10. verb cause to experience suddenly
    strike; come to; hit.
    
    • 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
11. verb make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target
    strike; hit.
    
    • 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
12. verb kill intentionally and with premeditation
    murder; off; slay; dispatch; remove; hit; bump off; polish off.
    
    • The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered
13. verb drive something violently into a location
    strike; hit.
    
    • he hit his fist on the table
    • she struck her head on the low ceiling
14. verb reach a point in time, or a certain state or level
    hit; reach; attain.
    
    • The thermometer hit 100 degrees
    • This car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour
15. verb produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically
    strike; hit.
    
    • The pianist strikes a middle C
    • strike `z' on the keyboard
    • her comments struck a sour note
16. verb consume to excess
    hit.
    
    • hit the bottle
17. verb hit the intended target or goal
    hit.
    
18. verb pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to
    hit.
    
    • He tries to hit on women in bars

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