Tra từ hit - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

hit [hit hits hitting] verb, noun BrE [hɪt] NAmE [hɪt]
verb (hit·ting, hit, hit)

TOUCH SB/STH WITH FORCE
1. transitive to bring your hand, or an object you are holding, against sb/sth quickly and with force
•~ sb/sth My parents never used to hit me.
•~ sb/sth with sth He hit the nail squarely on the head with the hammer.
•She hit him on the head with her umbrella.
2. transitive ~ sth/sb to come against sth/sb with force, especially causing damage or injury
• The bus hit the bridge.
• I was hit by a falling stone.
3. transitive ~ sth (on/against sth) to knock a part of your body against sth
• He hit his head on the low ceiling.
4. transitive, often passive ~ sb/sth (of a bullet, bomb, etc. or a person using them)to reach and touch a person or thing suddenly and with force
• The town was hit by bombs again last night.
• He was hit by a sniper.

BALL
5. transitive ~ sth (+ adv./prep.) to bring a ↑bat, etc. against a ball and push it away with force
• She hit the ball too hard and it went out of the court.
• We've hit our ball over the fence!
6. transitive ~ sth (sport)to score points by hitting a ball
•to hit a home run

HAVE BAD EFFECT
7. transitive, intransitive ~ (sb/sth) to have a bad effect on sb/sth
• The tax increases will certainly hit the poor.
• His death didn't really hit me at first.
•Rural areas have been worst hit by the strike.
•Spain was one of the hardest hit countries.
•A tornado hit on Tuesday night.

ATTACK
8. transitive, intransitive ~ (sb/sth) to attack sb/sth
•We hit the enemy when they least expected it.

REACH
9. transitive ~ sth (informal)to reach a place
•Follow this footpath and you'll eventually hit the road.
•The President hits town tomorrow.
10. transitive ~ sth to reach a particular level
•Temperatures hit 40° yesterday.
•The euro hit a record low in trading today.
• (BrE)We hit top form (= played our best) in yesterday's match.

PROBLEM/DIFFICULTY
11. transitive ~ sth (informal)to experience sth difficult or unpleasant
•We seem to have hit a problem.
•Everything was going well but then we hit trouble.

SUDDENLY REALIZE
12. transitive ~ sb (informal)to come suddenly into your mind
•I couldn't remember where I'd seen him before, and then it suddenly hit me.

PRESS BUTTON
13. transitive ~ sth (informal)to press sth such as a button to operate a machine, etc
•Hit the brakes!
more at make/hit the headlines at ↑headline, hit/strike home at ↑home _adv., not know what hit you at ↑know _v., hit/miss the mark at ↑mark _n., hit/touch a (raw/sensitive) nerve at ↑nerve _n., hit/strike the right/wrong note at ↑note _n., hit/strike pay dirt at ↑pay dirt, when the shit hits the fan at ↑shit _n., hit/knock sb for six at ↑six, hit (your) stride at ↑stride _n.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late Old English hittan (in the sense ‘come upon, find’), from Old Norse hitta ‘come upon, meet with’, of unknown origin.

Thesaurus:
hit verb
1. T
•She hit him hard in the stomach.
punch • • thump • • beat • • batter • • pound • • pummel • • slap • • spank • |especially BrE smack • |informal whack • • sock • |formal strike •
hit/beat/batter/pound/pummel/whack/strike sb/sth with sth
hit/thump/strike/whack sb over the head
beat/batter sb around/about the head
hit/punch/thump/strike sb in the stomach/chest
hit/punch sb on the nose
2. T, I
•The boy was hit by a speeding car.
knock • • bang • • bump • |informal bash • |formal strike •
Opp: miss
hit/knock/bang/bump/bash against sb/sth
knock/bang/bump/bash into sth
hit/strike the ground/floor/wall
3. T
•He fell, hitting his head on the stone floor.
bang • • knock • • crack • • bump •
hit/bang/knock/crack/bump your head/knee, etc. on/against sth
hit/bang/knock/crack/bump your head/forehead
hit/bang/knock/bump your arm/knee/elbow

Synonyms:
hit
knock • bang • strike • bump • bash
These words all mean to come against sth with a lot of force.
hit • to come against sth with force, especially causing damage or injury: ▪ The boy was hit by a speeding car.
knock • to hit sth so that it moves or breaks; to put sb/sth into a particular state or position by hitting them/it: ▪ Someone had knocked a hole in the wall.
bang • to hit sth in a way that makes a loud noise: ▪ The baby was banging the table with his spoon.
strike • (formal) to hit sb/sth hard: ▪ The ship struck a rock.
bump • to hit sb/sth accidentally: ▪ In the darkness I bumped into a chair.
bash • (informal) to hit against sth very hard: ▪ I braked too late, bashing into the car in front.
to hit/knock/bang/bump/bash against sb/sth
to knock/bang/bump/bash into sb/sth
to hit/strike the ground/floor/wall

Example Bank:
•A taxi almost hit him as he was crossing the street.
•He had managed to hit his sales target this month.
•He hit her with a stick.
•He was hit directly in the back.
•He was hit over the head with a broken bottle.
•I accidentally hit my knee on the desk.
•I hit my head on the low doorway.
•I just hit out wildly in all directions.
•I was afraid he was going to hit me.
•I was so angry, I wanted to hit him.
•Our department has been badly hit by the cutbacks.
•She didn't hit me very hard.
•She hit him in the face.
•Some businesses have been hit very hard by the rise in interest rates.
•Temperatures are expected to hit 30°C tomorrow.
•That's when it really hit me that we were in deep trouble.
•A tornado hit on Saturday night.
•Airlines were badly hit by the recession.
•As she stood up, she hit her hand against the edge of the table.
•By the time we hit the city centre, everything was closed.
•He fell, hitting his head on the hard stone floor.
•His death didn't really hit me at first.
•I felt like hitting him.
•I picked up a pan and hit him over the head with it.
•It hit him very hard when Rosie left.
•It'll be two hours before we hit the border.
•She threw a plate at him and narrowly missed hitting him.
•She was hit by a falling stone.
•The boat hit against an object under the surface of the water.
•The boy was hit by a speeding car.
•The grenade will explode as soon as it hits the ground.
•The plans could be hit by spending cuts.
•Their teachers used to hit them with a stick.
•They were making good progress when they hit a wide fast-flowing river.
•Traffic was heavy when they hit the main road.
•We've hit our ball over the fence!
•I couldn't remember where I'd seen him before, and then it suddenly hit me.
Idioms: a hit ▪ ↑hit a wall ▪ ↑hit big ▪ ↑hit it ▪ ↑hit it off ▪ ↑hit somebody in the eye ▪ ↑hit somebody when they're down ▪ ↑hit somebody where it hurts ▪ ↑hit the buffers ▪ ↑hit the deck ▪ ↑hit the ground running ▪ ↑hit the hay ▪ ↑hit the jackpot ▪ ↑hit the nail on the head ▪ ↑hit the road ▪ ↑hit the roof ▪ ↑hit the shops ▪ ↑hit the spot ▪ ↑hit the streets ▪ ↑take a hit
Derived: ↑hit back ▪ ↑hit on somebody ▪ ↑hit on something ▪ ↑hit out ▪ ↑hit somebody for something ▪ ↑hit somebody up for something ▪ ↑hit somebody with something

noun

ACT OF HITTING
1. an act of hitting sb/sth with your hand or with an object held in your hand
• Give it a good hit.
• He made the winning hit.
2. an occasion when sth that has been thrown, fired, etc. at an object reaches that object
• The bomber scored a direct hit on the bridge.
• The aircraft suffered seven hits in the raid.
•We finished the first round with a score of two hits and six misses.

STH POPULAR
3. a person or thing that is very popular
• The duo were a real hit in last year's show.
•a hit musical
• The film was a hit for him in 2008.
•Her new series is a smash hit.

POP MUSIC
4. a successful pop song or record
• They are about to release an album of their greatest hits.
• She played all her old hits.
•a hit record/single

OF DRUG
5. (slang)an amount of an illegal drug that is taken at one time
•a hit of cocaine/heroin

MURDER
6. (slang, especially NAmE)a violent crime or murder
see also ↑hit man

COMPUTING
7. a result of a search on a computer, for example on the Internet
•How many hits did you get?

Word Origin:
late Old English hittan (in the sense ‘come upon, find’), from Old Norse hitta ‘come upon, meet with’, of unknown origin.

Thesaurus:
hit noun C
•The series was a big hit with children.
success • • best-seller • |informal winner •
informal Opp: flop
a big hit/success/winner
an instant hit/success/best-seller
have a hit/success
become a hit/best-seller

Example Bank:
•He claimed that a hit man had been paid $20 000 to kill him.
•One of the tanks took a direct hit.
•She is here to promote her latest chart hit.
•She was at the top of the terrorists' hit list for over two years.
•She was at the top of the terrorists' hit list= list of people they intended to kill.
•The band are here to promote their latest chart hit.
•The series has been a big hit with children.
•The single was number one in the British hit parade
•Which services are on the government's hit list?
•He shot to fame in the hit TV show, ‘Friends’.
•He's just about to star in the smash hit musical, ‘Chicago’.
•She had a hit with ‘Only You’.
•The fast-fit centres have proved a hit with motorists.
•The film was a hit for him in 1996.
•This is her third Number One hit record.
•We finished the first round with a score of two hits and six misses.