hit
Cross references:
1. strike
1. hit \'hit\ vb or hit; or hit.ting [ME hitten, fr. ON hitta to meet
with, hit] 1a: to reach with or as if with a blow 1b: to come in contact
with 2a: to cause to come into contact 2b: to deliver (as a blow) by
action 3: to affect to the detriment of 4: to make a request of 5: to
discover or meet esp. by chance 6a: to accord with : SUIT 6b: REACH,
ATTAIN of fish 6c: to bite at or on 6d: to drop or move onto {~ the
road} 6e: to reflect accurately {~ the right note} 7: to indulge in
excessively {~ the bottle} 1: to strike a blow 2a: to come into contact
with something 2b: ATTACK of fish 2c: STRIKE vi 11b 2d: COME, HAPPEN
3: to succeed in attaining something obs 4: to be in agreement : SUIT of
an internal-combustion engine 5: to fire the charge in the cylinders -
hit.ter n
2. hit n 1a: a blow striking an object aimed at 1b: COLLISION 2a: a
stroke of luck 2b: something that is conspicuously successful 3: a
telling remark 4: a stroke in an athletic contest; esp BASE HIT