Bee English Dictionary

Search Words
You can search or browse for words

hit
  • n  (baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball)
    he came all the way around on Williams' hit
  • n  the act of contacting one thing with another
    repeated hitting raised a large bruise
    after three misses she finally got a hit
  • n  a conspicuous success
    that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career
  • n  (physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together
  • n  a dose of a narcotic drug
  • n  a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate
    it has all the earmarks of a Mafia hit
  • n  a connection made via the internet to another website
    WordNet gets many hits from users worldwide
  • v  cause to move by striking
    hit a ball
  • v  hit against; come into sudden contact with
    The car hit a tree
  • v  deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
    He hit her hard in the face
  • v  reach a destination, either real or abstract
    We hit Detroit by noon
    I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts
  • v  affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely
    We were hit by really bad weather
  • v  hit with a missile from a weapon
  • v  encounter by chance
  • v  gain points in a game
    He hit a home run
    He hit .300 in the past season
  • v  cause to experience suddenly
    An interesting idea hit her
  • v  make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target
  • v  kill intentionally and with premeditation
  • v  drive something violently into a location
    he hit his fist on the table
  • v  reach a point in time, or a certain state or level
    The thermometer hit 100 degrees
  • v  produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically
  • v  consume to excess
    hit the bottle
  • v  hit the intended target or goal
  • v  pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to
    He tries to hit on women in bars
Usages, News, Articles and More
hit parade
  • n  a collection of the best or most popular people or items of a given kind
  • n  a ranked list of the songs that are most popular at a given time
Usages, News, Articles and More
hitch
  • n  a period of time spent in military service
  • n  the state of inactivity following an interruption
  • n  an unforeseen obstacle
  • n  a connection between a vehicle and the load that it pulls
  • n  a knot that can be undone by pulling against the strain that holds it; a temporary knot
  • n  any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
  • n  the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg
  • v  to hook or entangle
  • v  walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
  • v  jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched
  • v  travel by getting free rides from motorists
  • v  connect to a vehicle: "hitch the trailer to the car"
Usages, News, Articles and More
hitchcock
  • n  English film director noted for his skill in creating suspense (1899-1980)
Usages, News, Articles and More
hitchhiker
  • n  a person who travels by getting free rides from passing vehicles
Usages, News, Articles and More
hitching bar
  • n  a fixed horizontal rail to which a horse can be hitched to prevent it from straying
Usages, News, Articles and More
hitching post
  • n  a fixed post with a ring to which a horse can be hitched to prevent it from straying
Usages, News, Articles and More
hitchings
  • n  United States biochemist noted for developing drugs to treat leukemia and gout (1905-1998)
  • v  to hook or entangle
  • v  walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
  • v  jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched
  • v  travel by getting free rides from motorists
  • v  connect to a vehicle: "hitch the trailer to the car"
Usages, News, Articles and More
hitchiti
  • n  a member of the Muskhogean people formerly living in Georgia; a member of the Creek Confederacy
  • n  the Muskhogean language spoken by the Hitchiti
Usages, News, Articles and More
hitchrack
  • n  a fixed horizontal rail to which a horse can be hitched to prevent it from straying
Usages, News, Articles and More
hitter
  • n  (baseball) a ballplayer who is batting
  • n  someone who hits
    a hard hitter
    blacksmiths are good hitters
Usages, News, Articles and More
Next

Bee Dictionary: Search, browse, look at common errors, idioms and more.