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hit

/hɪt/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A blow; a punch; a striking against; the collision of one body against another; the stroke that touches anything.
  2. Something very successful, such as a song, film, or video game, that receives widespread recognition and acclaim.
  3. An attack on a location, person or people.
  4. A collision of a projectile with the target.
  5. A match found by searching a computer system or search engine
  6. A measured visit to a web site, a request for a single file from a web server.
  7. (heading, physical) To strike.
  8. To manage to touch (a target) in the right place.
  9. To switch on.
  10. To briefly visit.
  11. To encounter an obstacle or other difficulty.
  12. (heading) To attain, to achieve.
  13. Very successful.
  14. It.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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