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hit

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  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