Definition
to hit: to collide with; to knock, to strike, to punch
This is an irregular verb:
I hit / I hit / I have hit
he was hit hard (by the recession): he suffered greatly, he felt the negative effects (of the bad economy)
a hit: a strike, a punch; a success (especially a successful and famous song)
to hit (a target): to accomplish, to attain, to achieve (a target)
- "Icarus : Wow Edward, that sounds like a hit!"
- "On the beach, white sea birds attacked me and ate my sandwiches, then Masaki threw a rock at them which hit me on the head."
- "We hit the mother lode!"
- "Edward : ...naughty... (hitting photocopier)"
- "But I've actually got three guitars, and I don't think there are any microfiches in any of them - only hit songs."
- "-Yeah, somebody oughtta hit you on the head"
- "Here's their new, annoyingly catchy hit: Bacon and eggs!"
- "Make a hit musical record."
- "I was so happy I tried to hit a monk, but I couldn't."
- "Hit me with some lyrics and I'll try to put them to music!"
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