Hit vs. Hot
Hitverb
To strike.
Hitverb
(transitive) To administer a blow to, directly or with a weapon or missile.
Hitverb
(transitive) To come into contact with forcefully and suddenly.
Hitverb
(intransitive) To strike against something.
Hitverb
To kill a person, usually on the instructions of a third party.
Hitverb
To attack, especially amphibiously.
Hitverb
To briefly visit.
Hitverb
To encounter an obstacle or other difficulty.
Hitverb
(heading) To attain, to achieve.
Hitverb
To reach or achieve.
Hitverb
(intransitive) To meet or reach what was aimed at or desired; to succeed, often by luck.
Hitverb
To guess; to light upon or discover.
Hitverb
(transitive) To affect negatively.
Hitverb
(metaphorically) To attack.
Hitverb
To make a play.
Hitverb
In blackjack, to deal a card to.
Hitverb
To come up to bat.
Hitverb
(backgammon) To take up, or replace by a piece belonging to the opposing player; said of a single unprotected piece on a point.
Hitverb
To use; to connect to.
Hitverb
To have sex with.
Hitverb
To inhale an amount of smoke from a narcotic substance, particularly marijuana.
Hitnoun
A blow; a punch; a striking against; the collision of one body against another; the stroke that touches anything.
Hitnoun
Something very successful, such as a song, film, or video game, that receives widespread recognition and acclaim.
Hitnoun
An attack on a location, person or people.
Hitnoun
In the game of Battleship, a correct guess at where one's opponent ship is.
Hitnoun
A match found by searching a computer system or search engine
Hitnoun
(Internet) A measured visit to a web site, a request for a single file from a web server.
Hitnoun
An approximately correct answer in a test set.
Hitnoun
(baseball) The complete play, when the batter reaches base without the benefit of a walk, error, or fielder’s choice.
Hitnoun
(colloquial) A dose of an illegal or addictive drug.
Hitnoun
A premeditated murder done for criminal or political purposes.
Hitnoun
(dated) A peculiarly apt expression or turn of thought; a phrase which hits the mark.
Hitnoun
(backgammon) A move that throws one of the opponent's men back to the entering point.
Hitnoun
(backgammon) A game won after the adversary has removed some of his men. It counts for less than a gammon.
Hitadjective
Very successful.
Hitpronoun
(dialectal) It.
Hitpronoun
It.
Hit
3d pers. sing. pres. of Hide, contracted from hideth.
Hitverb
To reach with a stroke or blow; to strike or touch, usually with force; especially, to reach or touch (an object aimed at).
Hitverb
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.
Hitverb
To guess; to light upon or discover.
Hitverb
To take up, or replace by a piece belonging to the opposing player; - said of a single unprotected piece on a point.
Hitverb
To meet or come in contact; to strike; to clash; - followed by against or on.
Hitverb
To meet or reach what was aimed at or desired; to succeed, - often with implied chance, or luck.
Hitnoun
A striking against; the collision of one body against another; the stroke that touches anything.
Hitnoun
A stroke of success in an enterprise, as by a fortunate chance; as, he made a hit;
Hitnoun
A peculiarly apt expression or turn of thought; a phrase which hits the mark; as, a happy hit.
Hitnoun
A game won at backgammon after the adversary has removed some of his men. It counts less than a gammon.
Hitnoun
A striking of the ball; as, a safe hit; a foul hit; - sometimes used specifically for a base hit.
Hitnoun
An act of murder performed for hire, esp. by a professional assassin.
Hitnoun
(baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball);
Hitnoun
the act of contacting one thing with another;
Hitnoun
a conspicuous success;
Hitnoun
(physics) an brief event in which two or more bodies come together;
Hitnoun
a dose of a narcotic drug
Hitnoun
a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate;
Hitnoun
a connection made via the internet to another website;
Hitverb
cause to move by striking;
Hitverb
hit against; come into sudden contact with;
Hitverb
affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely;
Hitverb
deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument;
Hitverb
reach a destination, either real or abstract;
Hitverb
reach a point in time, or a certain state or level;
Hitverb
hit with a missile from a weapon
Hitverb
cause to experience suddenly;
Hitverb
make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target;
Hitverb
hit the intended target or goal
Hitverb
produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically;
Hitverb
encounter by chance;
Hitverb
gain points in a game;
Hitverb
consume to excess;
Hitverb
kill intentionally and with premeditation;
Hitverb
drive something violently into a location;
Hitverb
pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to;
Hotadjective
(of an object) Having a high temperature.
Hotadjective
(of the weather) Causing the air to be hot.
Hotadjective
(of a person or animal) Feeling the sensation of heat, especially to the point of discomfort.
Hotadjective
(of a temper) Easily provoked to anger.
Hotadjective
Feverish.
Hotadjective
(of food) Spicy.
Hotadjective
(informal) Very good, remarkable, exciting.
Hotadjective
Stolen.
Hotadjective
(incomparable) Electrically charged.
Hotadjective
(informal) Radioactive.
Hotadjective
Very physically and/or sexually attractive.
Hotadjective
(slang) Sexual or sexy; involving sexual intercourse or sexual excitement.
Hotadjective
(slang) Sexually aroused; horny.
Hotadjective
Popular; in demand.
Hotadjective
Very close to finding or guessing something to be found or guessed.
Hotadjective
Performing strongly; having repeated successes.
Hotadjective
Fresh; just released.
Hotadjective
Uncomfortable, difficult to deal with; awkward, dangerous, unpleasant.
Hotadjective
(slang) Used to emphasize the short duration or small quantity of something
Hotverb
(with up) To heat; to make or become hot.
Hotverb
(with up) To become lively or exciting.
Hot
imp. & p. p. of Hote.
Hotadjective
Having much sensible heat; exciting the feeling of warmth in a great degree; very warm; - opposed to cold, and exceeding warm in degree; as, a hot stove; hot water or air.
Hotadjective
Characterized by heat, ardor, or animation; easily excited; firely; vehement; passionate; violent; eager.
Hotadjective
Lustful; lewd; lecherous.
Hotadjective
Acrid; biting; pungent; as, hot as mustard.
Hotadjective
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning;
Hotadjective
characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense;
Hotadjective
extended meanings; especially of psychological heat; marked by intensity or vehemence especially of passion or enthusiasm;
Hotadjective
(color) bold and intense;
Hotadjective
sexually excited or exciting;
Hotadjective
recently stolen or smuggled;
Hotadjective
very fast;
Hotadjective
wanted by the police;
Hotadjective
performed or performing with unusually great skill and daring and energy;
Hotadjective
having a piquant burning taste of spices or peppers;
Hotadjective
very popular or successful;
Hotadjective
very unpleasant or even dangerous;
Hotadjective
newest or most recent;
Hotadjective
having or bringing unusually good luck;
Hotadjective
very good; often used in the negative;
Hotadjective
newly made;
Hotadjective
capable of quick response and great speed;
Hotadjective
having or showing great eagerness or enthusiasm;
Hotadjective
of a seeker; near to the object sought;
Hotadjective
having or dealing with dangerously high levels of radioactivity;
Hotadjective
charged or energized with electricity;
Hotadjective
marked by excited activity;
