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hit, hitting, striking(noun)

the act of contacting one thing with another

"repeated hitting raised a large bruise"; "after three misses she finally got a hit"

a person or thing that is successful

the new babysitter turned out to be a hit with the kids

a hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument

the quarterback can't take too many more hits like that and escape permanent injury

to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner

a good carpenter hits a nail just two or three times to drive it in

to come into usually forceful contact with something

when she fell on the ice, she hit hard and badly bruised her elbow

to obtain (as a goal) through effort

the rock band hit "the big time" with their third album

to come upon after searching, study, or effort

the doctor finally hit on what was wrong with the pain-wracked woman

to make a request of

she's always hitting me up for money

to come upon unexpectedly or by chance

the popular belief that Sir Isaac Newton hit upon his understanding of gravity at the sight of an apple falling from a tree

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