hit+upon
41Hit — Hit, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hit}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hitting}.] [OE. hitten, hutten, of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. hitte to hit, find, Sw. & Icel. hitta.] 1. To reach with a stroke or blow; to strike or touch, usually with force; especially, to reach or …
42Hit — Hit, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hit}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hitting}.] [OE. hitten, hutten, of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. hitte to hit, find, Sw. & Icel. hitta.] 1. To reach with a stroke or blow; to strike or touch, usually with force; especially, to reach or …
43Hit & Run (Gladiators) — Hit Run hitandrun1.jpg A female contender running the Hit Run bridge during the 1995 series of UK Gladiators Year Introduced 1994 Country of Origin  United Kingdom …
44hit on something — ˈhit on/upon sth derived no passive (rather informal) to think of a good idea suddenly or by chance • She hit on the perfect title for her new novel. Main entry: ↑hitderived …
45HIT — HIT, town on the Euphrates, approximately 90 mi. (144 km.) W. of Baghdad; site of the Mesopotamian city of Is. An old karaite community, dating back to the 10th century at least, existed in Hit. Persecution and ill treatment by the authorities… …
46hit — hitless, adj. hittable, adj. hitter, n. /hit/, v., hit, hitting, n. v.t. 1. to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer. 2. to come against with an impact or collision, as a missile, a flying fragment, a falling body, or the like:… …
47hit — [[t]hɪt[/t]] v. hit, hit•ting, n. 1) to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer[/ex] 2) to come against with an impact: The wheel hit the curb[/ex] 3) to reach with a missile, a weapon, a blow, or the like, as one throwing,… …
48hit — v. & n. v. (hitting; past and past part. hit) 1 tr. a strike with a blow or a missile. b (of a moving body) strike (the plane hit the ground). c reach (a target, a person, etc.) with a directed missile (hit the window with the ball). 2 tr. cause… …
49hit — Synonyms and related words: Grand Guignol, Passion play, Tom show, accomplish, accord, achieve, adverse criticism, affect, agree, ambush, animadversion, answer to, antimasque, antitoxin, approach, arrest the thoughts, arrive, arrive at, arrive in …
50hit — 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 …
