Hit

  • 111hit — [11] Hit is one of those words, now so common that we assume it has always been around, that is in fact a comparative latecomer to the English language, and one, what is more, whose ancestry is not at all clear. The standard Old English verb for… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 112hit — I n A murder. The mob made another hit last night. 1960s II n A paid assassination. The mob ordered hits on the heads of the opposing gang. 1970s III n A successful event. Your proposal was a hit with the boss. 1810s IV v To kill. He was hit by… …

    Historical dictionary of American slang

  • 113hit up — vb 1. to inject oneself with an illicit drug, par ticularly heroin. An American addicts expression of the 1960s, since adopted elsewhere. It may be used intransitively as in she s hitting up , or transitively as in hit up some smack . 2. hit… …

    Contemporary slang

  • 114hit me — I. (card games) give me another card; yes, I ll have another one    The old man looked at his cards carefully, then said, Hit me. II. the meaning becomes clear to me, I understand    It hit me later that she was a teacher, not a student. III.… …

    English idioms

  • 115hit — v 1. strike, smite, thwack, slap, smack, Australian. ding; cuff, buffet, knock, punch, box, sandbag, Scot. dunt, Scot, and North Eng. paik, Inf. clout, Inf. slug, Inf. whack, Inf. knock [s.o. s] block off, Inf. wallop, Inf. crown, Sl. conk, Dial …

    A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

  • 116hit — {{#}}{{LM H44748}}{{〓}} {{[}}hit{{]}} {{■}}(ing.){{□}} {{《}}▍ s.m.{{》}} {{♂}}En el mundo del espectáculo,{{♀}} obra o producto de éxito: • En dos semanas su disco se ha convertido en un hit.{{○}} {{★}}{{\}}PRONUNCIACIÓN:{{/}} [hit], con h… …

    Diccionario de uso del español actual con sinónimos y antónimos

  • 117hit — [11] Hit is one of those words, now so common that we assume it has always been around, that is in fact a comparative latecomer to the English language, and one, what is more, whose ancestry is not at all clear. The standard Old English verb for… …

    Word origins

  • 118hit — See: HARD HITTING, MAKE A HIT, SMASH HIT …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 119hit — See: HARD HITTING, MAKE A HIT, SMASH HIT …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 120hit on — verb a) To flirt with; to approach and speak to (someone), seeking romance, love, sex, etc. Thats the third guy that has hit on her tonight. b) To discover …

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