hitting 1

noundomain: activity

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

the act of contacting one thing with another

Examples

Derivationally related form

verb

hit with a missile from a weapon

verb

hit the intended target or goal

verb

hit against; come into sudden contact with

verb

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

verb

cause to move by striking

Hyponym

noun

the action of bruising

noun

the act of colliding with something

noun

(baseball) the act of hitting a baseball lightly without swinging the bat

noun

(baseball) a hit that flies up in the air

noun

(baseball) a hit that travels along the ground