n. (baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball); "he came all the way around on Williams' hit"

n. a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate; "it has all the earmarks of a Mafia hit"

n. a dose of a narcotic drug

n. a successful access to an html document on a server

n. (physics) an brief event in which two or more bodies come together; "the collision of the particles resulted in an exchange of energy and a change of direction"

n. a conspicuous success; "that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career"; "that new Broadway show is a real smasher"; "the party went with a bang"

n. the act of contacting one thing with another; "repeated hitting raised a large bruise"; "after three misses she finally got a hit"

v. hit the intended target or goal

v. deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"

v. 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"

v. deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"

v. produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically; "The pianist strikes a middle C"; "strike `z' on the keyboard"; "her comments struck a sour note"

v. cause to move by striking; "hit a ball"

v. gain points in a game; "The home team scored many times"; "He hit a home run"; "He hit .300 in the past season"

v. hit with a missile from a weapon

v. "My car bumped into the tree"

v. 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"

v. encounter by chance; "I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant"

v. hit against; come into sudden contact with; "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow"

v. kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered"

v. 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"

adv. "The team played hard"

adv. "Prejudices die hard"

adv. indulging excessively; "he drank heavily"

adv. "hard left"

adv. causing great damage or hardship; "industries hit hard by the depression"; "she was severely affected by the bank's failure"

adj. resisting weight or pressure

adj. dispassionate; "took a hard look"; "a hard bargainer";

adj. (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward or touching the velum; "Russian distinguished between hard consonants and palatalized or soft consonants"

adj. not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure; "a difficult task"; "nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access"; "difficult times"; "a difficult child"; "found himself in a difficult situation"; "why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?"

adj. dried out; "hard dry rolls left over from the day before"

adj. unfortunate or hard to bear; "had hard luck"; "a tough break"

adj. being distilled rather than fermented; having a high alcoholic content; "hard liquor"

adj. formed by the coalescence of particles

adj. given to excessive indulgence of bodily appetites especially for intoxicating liquors; "a hard drinker"

adj. very strong or vigorous; "strong winds"; "a hard left to the chin"; "a knockout punch"; "a severe blow"

adj. characterized by toilsome effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort; "worked their arduous way up the mining valley"; "a grueling campaign"; "hard labor"; "heavy work"; "heavy going"; "spent many laborious hours on the project"; "set a punishing pace"

n. an impact (as from a collision); "the bump threw him off the bicycle"

v. strike violently and repeatedly; "She clobbered the man who tried to attack her"

v. press down tightly; "tamp the coffee grinds in the container to make espresso"

v. press against forcefully without moving; "she pushed against the wall with all her strength"

v. move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner"

v. poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"

v. cause to move by striking; "hit a ball"

v. 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"

v. strike, usually with the fist; "The pedestrians pummeled the demonstrators"

v. become light; "It started to dawn, and we had to get up"

v. come into sight or view; "He suddenly appeared at the wedding"; "A new star appeared on the horizon"

v. rise to one's feet; "The audience got up and applauded"

v. take the first step or steps in carrying out an action; "We began working at dawn"; "Who will start?"; "Get working as soon as the sun rises!"; "The first tourists began to arrive in Cambodia"; "He began early in the day"; "Let's get down to work now"

v. set in motion, cause to start; "The U.S. started a war in the Middle East"; "The Iraqis began hostilities"; "begin a new chapter in your life"

v. become known or apparent; "Some nice results emerged from the study"

v. extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length; "Unfold the newspaper"; "stretch out that piece of cloth"; "extend the TV antenna"

v. hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist"

v. injure the underlying soft tissue of bone of; "I bruised my knee"

v. strike, usually with the fist; "The pedestrians pummeled the demonstrators"

v. hit swiftly with a violent blow; "Swat flies"

v. give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression; "Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher used to beat the students"

v. "My car bumped into the tree"

v. deliver a sharp blow or push :"He knocked the glass clear across the room"

v. hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand; "The impatient teacher slapped the student"; "a gunshot slapped him on the forehead"

v. strike with, or as if with a baseball bat; "bat the ball"

v. hit with the hand

v. poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"

v. deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"

v. 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"

v. to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"

v. have one's name listed as a candidate for several parties

v. strike with, or as if with a baseball bat; "bat the ball"

v. hit swiftly with a violent blow; "Swat flies"

v. crash together with violent impact; "The cars collided"; "Two meteors clashed"

v. fall or come down violently; "The branch crashed down on my car"; "The plane crashed in the sea"

v. strike violently; "slam the ball"

v. strike with a dull sound; "Bullets were thudding against the wall"

v. hit repeatedly; "beat on the door"; "beat the table with his shoe"

v. give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression; "Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher used to beat the students"

v. hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist"

v. move rhythmically; "Her heart was beating fast"

v. give a spanking to; subject to a spanking

v. hit against; come into sudden contact with; "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow"

v. produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically; "The pianist strikes a middle C"; "strike `z' on the keyboard"; "her comments struck a sour note"

v. hit with the hand

v. hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist"

v. injure the underlying soft tissue of bone of; "I bruised my knee"

v. strike, usually with the fist; "The pedestrians pummeled the demonstrators"

v. hit swiftly with a violent blow; "Swat flies"

v. give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression; "Thugs beat him up when he walked down the street late at night"; "The teacher used to beat the students"

v. "My car bumped into the tree"

v. deliver a sharp blow or push :"He knocked the glass clear across the room"

v. hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand; "The impatient teacher slapped the student"; "a gunshot slapped him on the forehead"

v. strike with, or as if with a baseball bat; "bat the ball"

v. hit with the hand

v. kill a large number of people indiscriminately; "The Hutus massacred the Tutsis in Rwanda"

v. kill (animals) usually for food consumption; "They slaughtered their only goat to survive the winter"

v. do away with; "Slavery was abolished in the mid-19th century in America and in Russia"

v. 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"

v. cover a certain distance or advance beyond; "The drive carried to the green"

v. take hold of so as to seize or restrain or stop the motion of; "Catch the ball!"; "Grab the elevator door!"

v. move ahead; travel onward in time or space; "We proceeded towards Washington"; "She continued in the direction of the hills"; "We are moving ahead in time now"

v. of a car; "The van pulled up"

v. travel or be transported in a vehicle; "We drove to the university every morning"; "They motored to London for the theater"

v. move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment; "The gypsies roamed the woods"; "roving vagabonds"; "the wandering Jew"; "The cattle roam across the prairie"; "the laborers drift from one town to the next"; "They rolled from town to town"

v. to gain with effort; "she achieved her goal despite setbacks"

v. make real or concrete; give reality or substance to; "our ideas must be substantiated into actions"

v. take on a certain form, attribute, or aspect; "His voice took on a sad tone"; "The story took a new turn"; "he adopted an air of superiority"; "She assumed strange manners"; "The gods assume human or animal form in these fables"

v. receive a specified treatment (abstract); "These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation"; "His movie received a good review"; "I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions"

v. attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won"

v. poke or thrust abruptly; "he jabbed his finger into her ribs"

v. cause to move by striking; "hit a ball"

v. deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"

adj. devoid of feeling for others; "an unfeeling wretch"

adj. difficult to analyze or understand; "a complicated problem"; "complicated Middle East politics"

adj. requiring precise accuracy; "an exacting job"; "became more exigent over his pronunciation"

adj. not forbearing; ruthless; "an unsparing critic"

adj. highly complex or intricate; "the Byzantine tax structure"; "convoluted legal language"; "convoluted reasoning"; "the plot was too involved"; "a knotty problem"; "got his way by labyrinthine maneuvering"; "Oh, what a tangled web we weave"- Sir Walter Scott; "tortuous legal procedures"; "tortuous negotiations lasting for months"

adj. marked by complexity and richness of detail; "an elaborate lace pattern"

adj. habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition

adj. characterized by toilsome effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort; "worked their arduous way up the mining valley"; "a grueling campaign"; "hard labor"; "heavy work"; "heavy going"; "spent many laborious hours on the project"; "set a punishing pace"

adj. not suited to your comfort, purpose or needs; "it is inconvenient not to have a telephone in the kitchen"; "the back hall is an inconvenient place for the telephone"

adj. lacking clarity of meaning; causing confusion or perplexity; "sent confusing signals to Iraq"; "perplexing to someone who knew nothing about it"; "a puzzling statement"

adj. marked by a disposition to oppose and contradict; "took perverse satisfaction in foiling her plans"

adj. sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring; "a rugged trapper who spent months in the wilderness"; "those that survive are stalwart rugged men"; "with a house full of boys you have to have rugged furniture"

adj. very strong or vigorous; "strong winds"; "a hard left to the chin"; "a knockout punch"; "a severe blow"

adj. formed by the coalescence of particles

adj. unfortunate or hard to bear; "had hard luck"; "a tough break"

adj. in an extreme degree; "intense heat"; "intense anxiety"; "intense desire"; "intense emotion"; "the skunk's intense acrid odor"; "intense pain"; "enemy fire was intense"

adj. sturdy and strong in constitution or construction; enduring; "a rugged trapper who spent months in the wilderness"; "those that survive are stalwart rugged men"; "with a house full of boys you have to have rugged furniture"

adj. possessing the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue; "firm muscles"

adj. in an extreme degree; "intense heat"; "intense anxiety"; "intense desire"; "intense emotion"; "the skunk's intense acrid odor"; "intense pain"; "enemy fire was intense"

adj. not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure; "a difficult task"; "nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access"; "difficult times"; "a difficult child"; "found himself in a difficult situation"; "why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?"

adj. requiring full use of your abilities or resources; "ambitious schedule"; "performed the most challenging task without a mistake"

adj. not easily borne; wearing; "the burdensome task of preparing the income tax return"; "my duties weren't onerous; I only had to greet the guests"; "a taxing schedule"

adj. not forbearing; ruthless; "an unsparing critic"

adj. not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure; "a difficult task"; "nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access"; "difficult times"; "a difficult child"; "found himself in a difficult situation"; "why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?"

adj. impressively difficult; "a tall order"

adj. so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; "a boring evening with uninteresting people"; "the deadening effect of some routine tasks"; "a dull play"; "his competent but dull performance"; "a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention"; "what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke; "tedious days on the train"; "the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain; "other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome"

adj. full of hardship or trials; "the rocky road to success"; "they were having a rough time"

adj. hard to manage; inclined to make trouble: "a difficult child"

adj. causing irritation or annoyance; "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito"; "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong"

adj. causing vexation or worry: "trying times"; "serious problems"

adj. disagreeable to the senses; "the harsh cry of a blue jay"; "harsh cognac"; "the harsh white light makes you screw up your eyes"; "harsh irritating smoke filled the hallway"

adj. (of weapons or instruments) causing suffering and pain; "brutal instruments of torture"; "cruel weapons of war"

adj. severely simple; "a stark interior"

adj. unsparing and uncompromising in discipline or judgment; "a parent severe to the pitch of hostility"- H.G.Wells; "a hefty six-footer with a rather severe mien"; "a strict disciplinarian"; "a Spartan upbringing"

adv. with resolute determination; "we firmly believed it"; "you must stand firm"

adv. in a rich manner; "he lives high"

v. strike down or shoot down

v. move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody; "He came singing down the road"; "Come with me to the Casbah"; "come down here!"; "come out of the closet!"; "come into the room"

v. assign to a lower position; reduce in rank; "She was demoted because she always speaks up"; "He was broken down to Sergeant"

adj. of definite shape and volume; firm; neither liquid nor gaseous; "ice is water in the solid state"

adj. not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure; "a difficult task"; "nesting places on the cliffs are difficult of access"; "difficult times"; "a difficult child"; "found himself in a difficult situation"; "why is it so hard for you to keep a secret?"

adj. deficient in human sensibility; not mentally or morally sensitive; "insensitive to the needs of the patients"

adj. having or showing no mercy; "the merciless enemy"; "a merciless critic"; "gave him a merciless beating"

adj. not given to gentleness or sentimentality; "a tough character"

adj. complicated in structure; consisting of interconnected parts; "a complex set of variations based on a simple folk melody"; "a complex mass of diverse laws and customs"

adj. requiring more than usually expected or thought due; especially great patience and effort and skill; "found the job very demanding"; "a baby can be so demanding"

adj. requiring great physical effort

adj. dispassionate; "took a hard look"; "a hard bargainer";

adj. (of eggs) no longer edible; "an addled egg"

adj. (of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition; "bad meat"; "a refrigerator full of spoilt food"

adj. touched by rot or decay; "tainted bacon"; "`corrupt' is archaic"

adj. having lost freshness through passage of time; "a cold trail"; "dogs attempting to catch a cold scent"

adj. becoming putrid; "a trail lined by putrescent carcasses"

adj. spoiled and covered with eggs and larvae of flies; "flyblown meat"; "a sack of maggoty apricots"

adj. not firm; "wilted lettuce"

adj. covered with or smelling of mold; "moldy bread"; "a moldy (or musty) odor"

adj. (used of decomposing oils or fats) having a rank smell or taste usually due to a chemical change or decomposition; "rancid butter"; "rancid bacon"

adj. exceptionally bad or displeasing; "atrocious taste"; "abominable workmanship"; "an awful voice"; "dreadful manners"; "a painful performance"; "terrible handwriting"; "an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room"

adj. badly behaved; "he was saucy and mischievous in school"; "a naughty boy"

adj. (of wine) tainted in flavor by a cork containing excess tannin; "a corked port"

adj. bad; unfortunate; "my finances were in a deplorable state"; "a lamentable decision"; "her clothes were in sad shape"; "a sorry state of affairs"

adj. very bad in degree or extent; "a severe worldwide depression"; "the house suffered severe damage"

adj. causing distress or worry or anxiety; "distressing (or disturbing) news"; "lived in heroic if something distressful isolation"; "a disturbing amount of crime"; "a revelation that was most perturbing"; "a new and troubling thought"; "in a particularly worrisome predicament"; "a worrying situation"; "a worrying time"

adj. (used ironically) unexpectedly bad; "a pretty mess"; "a pretty kettle of fish"

adj. exceedingly bad; "when she was bad she was horrid"

adj. not doing a good job; "incompetent at chess"

adj. having the quality of something harmful or unpleasant; "ran a negative campaign"; "delinquents retarded by their negative outlook on life"

adj. unsatisfactory; "a poor light for reading"; "poor morale"; "expectations were poor"

adj. severe; punishingly bad; "swingeing taxation"; "swingeing damages awarded by the judge"

adj. not capable of being collected; "a bad (or uncollectible) debt"

adj. not favorable; "made an unfavorable impression"; "unfavorable reviews"

adj. "the pay is unsatisfactory and the conditions are unacceptable"

adj. not conducive to good moral development; "the movie is unsuitable for children"

adj. able to intoxicate

adj. having alcohol added: "a cup of brandy-laced coffee"; "he drank too much of the spiked punch"

adj. containing or of the nature of alcohol; "spiritous beverages"; "spirituous liquors"

adj. changed into a solid mass

adj. congealed into jelly; solidified by cooling; "in Georgia they serve congealed salads"

adj. consisting of semiconductor materials and components and related devices

adj. characteristic of or relating to the physical properties of solid materials especially electromagnetic or thermodynamic or structural properties of crystalline solids

adj. not moderated or controlled; "his untempered individualism"

adj. made greater or stronger; "beefed-up sales efforts"

adj. (of a person) possessing physical strength and weight; rugged and powerful; "a hefty athlete"; "a muscular boxer"; "powerful arms"

adj. having a thick short powerful neck

adj. resembling a bullock in strength and power; "thick bullocky shoulders"

adj. devoting full strength and concentrated attention to; "made continued and determined efforts to find and destroy enemy headquarters"

adj. forceful and extreme and rigorous; "drastic measures"

adj. marked by the wearing of heavy boots studded with hobnails; "hobnailed laborers"

adj. exhibiting strength or hardness like that of iron; "ironlike determination"; "ironlike nerves"; "ironlike discipline of the Marines"

adj. strong enough to knock down or overwhelm; "a knock-down blow"

adj. readily noticed; "a noticeable resemblance"

adj. having a strong physiological or chemical effect; "a potent toxin"; "potent liquor"; "a potent cup of tea", "a stiff drink"

adj. given added strength or support; "reinforced concrete contains steel bars or metal netting"

adj. strong enough to withstand or overcome intellectual challenges or adversity; "the experiment yielded robust results"; "a robust faith"

adj. of good quality and condition; solidly built; "a solid foundation"; "several substantial timber buildings"

adj. strongly and firmly constructed; "a well-knit argument"; "a well-knit theatrical production"; "well-knit athletes"; "a sailor short but well-set"- Alexander Hamilton

adj. requiring much effort and trouble; "the mountain climb was long, steep, and difficult"

adj. producing exhaustion; "an exhausting march"; "the visit was especially wearing"

adj. requiring or showing effort; "heavy breathing"; "the subject made for labored reading"

adj. (of movement) slow and laborious; "leaden steps"

v. fail to reach; "The arrow missed the target"

v. fail to reach; "The arrow missed the target"

adj. yielding readily to pressure or weight

adj. like down or as soft as down

adj. easily squashed; resembling a sponge in having soft porous texture and compressibility; "spongy bread"

adj. compassionate and kind; conciliatory; "he was soft on his children"

adj. (of speech sounds); produced with the back of the tongue raised toward the hard palate; characterized by a hissing or hushing sound (as `s' and `sh')

adj. posing no difficulty; requiring little effort; "an easy job"; "an easy problem"; "an easy victory"; "the house is easy to heat"; "satisfied with easy answers"; "took the easy way out of his dilemma"

adj. having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved; "a simple problem"; "simple mechanisms"; "a simple design"; "a simple substance"

adj. easy and not involved or complicated; "an elementary problem in statistics"; "elementary, my dear Watson"; "a simple game"; "found an uncomplicated solution to the problem"

adj. requiring or apparently requiring no effort; "the swallows glided in an effortless way through the busy air"

adj. arrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth; "too facile a solution for so complex a problem"

adj. performing adroitly and without effort; "a facile hand"

adj. affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings; "a pleasant person to be around"; "we had a pleasant evening together"; "a pleasant scene"; "pleasant sensations"

adj. compassionate and kind; conciliatory; "he was soft on his children"

adj. requiring or apparently requiring no effort; "the swallows glided in an effortless way through the busy air"

adv. indulging with temperance; "we eat lightly in the morning"