hit
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～ encounter by chance; "I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant"
hit
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～ make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target; "The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1, 1939"; "We must strike the enemy's oil fields"; "in the fifth inning, the Giants struck, sending three runners home to win the game 5 to 2"
hit
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～ cause to move by striking; "hit a ball"
hit
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～ reach a point in time, or a certain state or level; "The thermometer hit 100 degrees"; "This car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour"
hit
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～ hit with a missile from a weapon
hit
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～ drive something violently into a location; "he hit his fist on the table"; "she struck her head on the low ceiling"
hit
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～ pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to; "He tries to hit on women in bars"
hit
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～ cause to experience suddenly; "Panic struck me"; "An interesting idea hit her"; "A thought came to me"; "The thought struck terror in our minds"; "They were struck with fear"
hit
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～ produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments; "The pianist strikes a middle C"; "strike `z' on the keyboard"
hit
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～ hit the intended target or goal
hit
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～ hit against; come into sudden contact with; "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow"
hit
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～ reach a destination, either real or abstract; "We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts"
hit
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～ kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered"
hit
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～ affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely; "We were hit by really bad weather"; "He was stricken with cancer when he was still a teenager"; "The earthquake struck at midnight"
hitch
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～ jump vertically, with legs stiff and back arched; "the yung filly bucked"
hitch
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～ to hook or entangle; "One foot caught in the stirrup"
hitch
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～ walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury; "The old woman hobbles down to the store every day"
hitch
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～ travel by getting free rides from motorists
hitch
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～ connect to a vehicle: "hitch the trailer to the car"
hitchhike
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～ travel by getting free rides from motorists