hit out

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Related to hit out: hit out of the ballpark, hit out of the park

hit out

1. to direct blows forcefully and vigorously

2. to make a verbal attack (upon someone)

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Translations

يُسَدِّدُ ضَرْبَةً

mlátit

zuschlagen

débattre

slá til e-s

lange ut etter slå om seg

yumruklamak

击中打击猛打

w>hit out

(lit) → einschlagen, losschlagen (at sb auf jdn)

(fig) to hit out at or against somebody/something → jdn/etw attackieren or scharf angreifen; he hit out angrily when I suggested it was his fault → er griff mich scharf an, als ich ihm die Schuld geben wollte

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hit

(hit) – present participle ˈhitting: past tense, past participle hit – verb

1. to (cause or allow to) come into hard contact with. The ball hit him on the head; He hit his head on/against a low branch; The car hit a lamp-post; He hit me on the head with a bottle; He was hit by a bullet; That boxer can certainly hit hard!

2. to make hard contact with (something), and force or cause it to move in some direction. The batsman hit the ball (over the wall).

3. to cause to suffer. The farmers were badly hit by the lack of rain; Her husband's death hit her hard.

4. to find; to succeed in reaching. His second arrow hit the bull's-eye; Take the path across the fields and you'll hit the road; She used to be a famous soprano but she cannot hit the high notes now.

noun

1. the act of hitting. That was a good hit.

2. a point scored by hitting a target etc. He scored five hits.

3. something which is popular or successful. The play/record is a hit; (also adjective) a hit song.

ˌhit-and-ˈrun adjective

1. (of a driver) causing injury to a person and driving away without stopping or reporting the accident.

2. (of an accident) caused by such a driver.

ˌhit-or-ˈmiss adjective

without any system or planning; careless. hit-or-miss methods.

hit back

to hit (someone by whom one has been hit). He hit me, so I hit him back.

hit below the belt

to hit in an unfair way.

hit it off

to become friendly. We hit it off as soon as we met; I hit it off with him.

hit on

to find (an answer etc). We've hit on the solution at last.

hit out (often with againstor at)

to attempt to hit. The injured man hit out blindly at his attackers.

make a hit with

to make oneself liked or approved of by. That young man has made a hit with your daughter.

References in classic literature ?

I'd hit out in all directions, neatly too, and so I'd put an end to it.

View in context

Yes, all those big names were on the field but the key point is that for many of them, it was their first hit out since beating Argentina in a Wales jersey on June 16.

The Welsh regions' pre-seasons assessed: After a number of heavy defeats, should we be concerned? The Welsh sides have won just two out of nine pre-season matches against English opposition; The Welsh sides have won just two out of nine pre-season matches against English opposition

Unions and passenger groups hit out at the payments as "utterly incomprehensible" and there were calls on the Government to intervene.