hit
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Synonyms for hit
strike
collide with
Synonyms
- collide with
- run into
- bump into
- clash with
- smash into
- crash against
- bang into
- meet head-on
affect
hit back
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- retaliate
- strike back
- take revenge
- reciprocate
- even the score
- get your own back
- wreak vengeance
- exact retribution
- give as good as you get
- take an eye for an eye
- make reprisal
- give tit for tat
- return like for like
hit back at someone
Synonyms
- pay someone back
- get back at
- take revenge on
- get even with
- give someone a taste of his or her own medicine
hit it off
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- get on (well) with
- take to
- click
- warm to
- be on good terms
- get on like a house on fire
hit on or upon something
hit out at something or someone
Synonyms
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Synonyms for hit
to deliver a powerful blow to suddenly and sharply
hit back: to return like for like, especially to return an unfriendly or hostile action with a similar one
a sudden sharp, powerful stroke
a dazzling, often sudden instance of success
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Synonyms for hit
(baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball)
the act of contacting one thing with another
a conspicuous success
(physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together
a connection made via the internet to another website
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cause to move by striking
hit against
deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
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reach a destination, either real or abstract
affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely
hit with a missile from a weapon
gain points in a game
make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target
kill intentionally and with premeditation
reach a point in time, or a certain state or level
produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments, also metaphorically
hit the intended target or goal
pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to
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