hit

Sense 1 noun

(baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball)

he came all the way around on Williams' hit

Sense 2 verb

cause to move by striking

hit a ball

Sense 3 noun

the act of contacting one thing with another

repeated hitting raised a large bruise

Sense 4 verb

hit against; come into sudden contact with

The car hit a tree

Sense 5 noun

a conspicuous success

that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career

Sense 6 verb

deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument

He hit her hard in the face

Sense 7 noun

(physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together

the collision of the particles resulted in an exchange of energy and a change of direction

Sense 8 verb

reach a destination, either real or abstract

We hit Detroit by noon

Sense 9 noun

a dose of a narcotic drug

Sense 10 verb

affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely

We were hit by really bad weather

Sense 11 noun

a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate

it has all the earmarks of a Mafia hit

Sense 12 verb

hit with a missile from a weapon

Sense 13 noun

a connection made via the internet to another website

WordNet gets many hits from users worldwide

Sense 14 verb

encounter by chance

I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant

Sense 15 verb

gain points in a game

The home team scored many times

Sense 16 verb

cause to experience suddenly

Panic struck me

Sense 17 verb

make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target

The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1, 1939

Sense 18 verb

kill intentionally and with premeditation

The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered

Sense 19 verb

drive something violently into a location

he hit his fist on the table

Sense 20 verb

reach a point in time, or a certain state or level

The thermometer hit 100 degrees

Sense 21 verb

produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically

The pianist strikes a middle C

Sense 22 verb

consume to excess

hit the bottle

Sense 23 verb

hit the intended target or goal

Sense 24 verb

pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to

He tries to hit on women in bars