to hit the nail on the head
V
Informal
to hit the nail on the head
V
hither
ADV
Archaic, literary
hither
ADV
Archaic, literary
hitherto
ADV
Archaic, literary
hither
ADJ
Archaic, literary
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English Definitions
hit
N
(baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball)
hit
N
the act of contacting one thing with another
hit
N
a conspicuous success
hit
N
(physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together
hit
N
a dose of a narcotic drug
hit
N
a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate
hit
N
a connection made via the internet to another website
hit
V
cause to move by striking
hit
V
hit against; come into sudden contact with
hit
V
deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
hit
V
reach a destination, either real or abstract
hit
V
affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely
hit
V
hit with a missile from a weapon
hit
V
encounter by chance
hit
V
gain points in a game
hit
V
cause to experience suddenly
hit
V
make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target
hit
V
kill intentionally and with premeditation
hit
V
drive something violently into a location
hit
V
reach a point in time, or a certain state or level
hit
V
produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically
hit
V
hit the intended target or goal
hit
V
pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to
V
refer to or be relevant or familiar to
V
become drunk or drink excessively
N
a list of victims to be eliminated (as by murder)
N
a professional killer who uses a gun
N
a collection of the best or most popular people or items of a given kind
hit parade
N
a ranked list of the songs that are most popular at a given time
hit the ceiling
V
get very angry and fly into a rage
V
fall or drop suddenly, usually to evade some danger
V
fall or drop suddenly, usually to evade some danger
hit the hay
V
prepare for sleep
hit the jackpot
V
succeed by luck
hit the roof
V
get very angry and fly into a rage
hit the sack
V
prepare for sleep
designed for or consisting of a brief attack followed by a quick escape
hit-and-run
involving a driver of a motor vehicle who leaves the scene of an accident
dependent upon or characterized by chance
hitch
N
a period of time spent in military service
hitch
N
the state of inactivity following an interruption
hitch
N
an unforeseen obstacle
hitch
N
a connection between a vehicle and the load that it pulls
hitch
N
a knot that can be undone by pulling against the strain that holds it; a temporary knot
hitch
N
any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
hitch
N
the uneven manner of walking that results from an injured leg
hitch
V
to hook or entangle
English Definitions from WordNet 3.0
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