hit+upon
61hit the high spots — Synonyms and related words: abridge, blink, brief, browse, capsule, capsulize, carefully ignore, cold shoulder, condense, cut a corner, cut corners, dip into, dodge, examine cursorily, fudge, give the once over, glance at, glance over, glance… …
62hit theory — noun : a theory in genetics: the mutafacient action of mutagenically active radiations depends upon the taking up of an effective amount of the radiation by a sensitive region of the cell …
63fall upon — Synonyms and related words: alight upon, ambush, appear unexpectedly, arrive at, arrive upon, assail, assault, attack, be unexpected, blitz, bob up, bump into, bushwhack, come across, come among, come at, come down on, come unawares, come up… …
64descend upon — Synonyms and related words: alight upon, ambush, assail, assault, attack, blitz, bushwhack, come at, come down on, crack down on, descend on, drop on, fall on, fall upon, gang up on, go at, go for, harry, have at, hit, hit like lightning, hit… …
65come upon — Synonyms and related words: alight upon, appear unexpectedly, arrive at, arrive upon, be unexpected, blunder upon, bob up, bump into, chance upon, come across, come among, come at, come on, come unawares, come up against, confront, creep up on,… …
66light upon — Synonyms and related words: alight upon, arrive at, arrive upon, blunder upon, bump into, chance upon, come across, come among, come at, come down on, come on, come up against, come upon, confront, descend upon, discover serendipitously, drop on …
67alight upon — Synonyms and related words: blunder upon, bump into, chance upon, come across, come among, come down on, come on, come up against, come upon, confront, descend upon, discover serendipitously, drop on, encounter, fall across, fall among, fall foul …
68stumble upon — Synonyms and related words: alight upon, arrive at, arrive upon, blunder upon, bump into, chance upon, come across, come at, come on, come up against, come upon, discover serendipitously, encounter, fall in with, fall upon, get at, happen upon,… …
69blunder upon — Synonyms and related words: alight upon, be all thumbs, blunder, blunder away, blunder into, blunder on, boggle, botch, bumble, bump into, bungle, butcher, chance upon, come across, come on, come up against, come upon, commit a gaffe, discover… …
70chance upon — Synonyms and related words: alight upon, blunder upon, bump into, come across, come on, come up against, come upon, discover serendipitously, encounter, fall in with, happen upon, hit upon, light upon, meet up with, meet with, run across, run… …
