Word Meaning

hits definition and meaning

pron. It.
3d pers. sing. pres. of Hide, contracted from hideth.
imp. & p. p. of Hit
v. t. To reach with a stroke or blow; to strike or touch, usually with force; especially, to reach or touch (an object aimed at).
v. t. To reach or attain exactly; to meet according to the occasion; to perform successfully; to attain to; to accord with; to be conformable to; to suit.
v. t. To guess; to light upon or discover.
v. t. To take up, or replace by a piece belonging to the opposing player; -- said of a single unprotected piece on a point.
v. i. To meet or come in contact; to strike; to clash; -- followed by against or on.
v. i. To meet or reach what was aimed at or desired; to succeed, -- often with implied chance, or luck.
n. A striking against; the collision of one body against another; the stroke that touches anything.
n. A stroke of success in an enterprise, as by a fortunate chance; as, he made a hit.
n. A peculiarly apt expression or turn of thought; a phrase which hits the mark; as, a happy hit.
n. A game won at backgammon after the adversary has removed some of his men. It counts less than a gammon.
n. A striking of the ball; as, a safe hit; a foul hit; -- sometimes used specifically for a base hit.

Crossword clues for hits

- A successful song or film
- Beat popular market leader
- Bump
- Chart success
- Chart topper
- Chart-topper
- Deal a blow
- Don’t miss ratings winner
- His initial theme became one
- popular winning song
- Sideswiped
- Single visit to website of Blockbuster
- Strike
- Strike a target
- Strike a winner
- Struck successful record in Tahiti
- Thump
- Website visit
- belittles
- Bumps
- Cracks
- proposals
- Top songs
- Website views
- zaps