HyperDic: hitting

English > 1 sense of the word hitting:
NOUNacthitting, hit, strikingthe act of contacting one thing with another
hitting > pronunciation
Soundshhih'tihng
Rhymesabducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng...
English > hitting: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningThe act of contacting one thing with another.
Example"repeated hitting raised a large bruise"
Synonymshit, striking
Narrowerbunt(baseball) the act of hitting a baseball lightly without swinging the bat
contusionThe action of bruising
crash, smashThe act of colliding with something
fly, fly ball(baseball) a hit that flies up in the air
grounder, ground ball, groundball, hopper(baseball) a hit that travels along the ground
header(soccer) the act of hitting the ball with your head
plunk, plunker(baseball) hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly
scorcher, screamerA very hard hit ball
Broadertouch, touchingThe act of putting two things together with no space between them
Spanishapaleamiento, golpeo
Verbshithit with a missile from a weapon
hithit the intended target or goal
hitdeal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
hithit against
hitcause to move by striking

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