hit

1. (heading, physical) To strike.Examples: "One boy hit the other."; "Orion hit a rabbit once; but though sore wounded it got to the bury, and, struggling in, the arrow caught the side of the hole and was drawn out. Indeed, a nail filed sharp is not of much avail as an arrowhead; you must have it barbed, and that was a little beyond our skill."; "He tried to hit me but I dodged the blow and went out to plot revenge."Synonyms: beatphysicaltransitive

2. (heading, physical) To strike.Examples: "The ball hit the fence."; "a dozen apples, each of them near as large as a Bristol barrel, came tumbling about my ears; one of them hit me on the back as I chanced to stoop, and knocked me down flat on my face."; "Meanwhile the street boys kept up a shower of mud balls, many of which hit the Doctor, while the rest were distributed upon his assailants."physicaltransitive

3. (heading, physical) To strike.Examples: "If bodies be extension alone, […]how can they move and hit one against another?"intransitivephysical

4. (heading, physical) To strike.Examples: "Hit the Enter key to continue."physicaltransitive

5. (heading, physical) To strike.Examples: "Hit him tonight and throw the body in the river."; "FREDO: Mikey, why would they ever hit poor old Frankie Five-Angels? I loved that ole sonuvabitch."Synonyms: bump offphysicalslangtransitive

6. (heading, physical) To strike.Examples: "If intelligence had been what it should have been, I don't think we'd ever have hit that island."physicaltransitive