Super Glossary

Hit Noun Synonyms
strike, bat, swat, knock, drive, propel
He hit the ball over the heads of the fielders.

kick, jolt, thrill, charge, rush, bang
Give me a hit off that reefer.

strike, cuff, smack, knock, whack, bash, bang, thump, thwack, punch, buffet, slap, swat, bludgeon, club, smite, spank, thrash, beat, pummel, batter, flog, scourge, birch, cane, lash, belabour, flagellate, whip, horsewhip, cudgel, fustigate
She hit him on the jaw and he went down.

Hit Verb Synonyms
reach, attain, arrive at, gain, achieve
Those who have hit eighty know the meaning of old age. She hit the jackpot this week.

success, triumph, coup, winner, sensation, smash (hit), sell-out
After opening in the West End the musical became a hit on Broadway.

strike, collide or impact with, run or smash or crash into, bump or bang into
The car went off the road and hit a tree.

impact, collision, blow, punch, knock, strike, swat, shot, smack, bump, bang, whack, thwack, conk, bop, sock
The weakness of the hit caused only a slight dent in my car door. The boxer reeled after a hard hit to the midriff.

affect, touch, stir, move, wound, hurt, strike or hit home, make or leave an impression or a mark on, (make an) impact (on)
The new taxes hit the wealthy more than the poor.

dawn on, enter one's mind, occur to, strike
It finally hit Graham that he had been insulted.

experience, encounter, meet (with)
It was at that point that we hit a snag in the negotiations.

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