Advertisement
Advertisement
hit
noun as in strike, bump
noun as in entertainment success
verb as in strike
Strongest matches
bat, batter, beat, belt, blast, kick, knock, knock out, nail, pop, punch, slap, smack, whack
Strong matches
bang, bash, blitz, box, brain, buffet, bump, clap, clip, clobber, clout, club, crack, cudgel, cuff, dab, ding, flail, flax, flog, hammer, hook, jab, KO, lace, lambaste, larrup, lather, lob, pellet, pelt, percuss, pound, rap, sock, stone, swat, tap, thrash, thump, thwack, trash, uppercut, wallop, whang
Weak matches
give a black eye, knock around, let fly, let have it, ride roughshod
verb as in collide, bump into
Example Sentences
Harris and Scialfa turned in a moving take on “Red Dirt Girl,” the title track from the country-folk legend’s hit studio album of the same name.
The chaos has also hit stores, with some supermarkets shutting and local grocery stores switching to cash as card payments stopped working.
A massive power cut hit large parts of Spain and Portugal on Monday, causing widespread chaos and disruption.
Jonathan Emery was on a different train halfway between Seville and Madrid when the cuts hit.
A one-year-old girl has died after being hit by a vehicle at a camp site.
Advertisement
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Browse