Background for hits

hits

/hɪts/

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noun

A blow; a punch; a striking against; the collision of one body against another; the stroke that touches anything.

Examples :

"The hit was very slight."

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Something very successful, such as a song, film, or video game, that receives widespread recognition and acclaim.

Examples :

"The new video game quickly became one of the year's biggest hits. "

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An attack on a location, person or people.

Examples :

"The town experienced several hits from the hurricane, including damaged homes and flooded streets. "

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A collision of a projectile with the target.

Examples :

"The baseball coach tracked the number of hits during practice. "

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A match found by searching a computer system or search engine

Examples :

"My search for "chocolate chip cookie recipe" returned 10,000 hits. "

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A measured visit to a web site, a request for a single file from a web server.

Examples :

"The website received over a million hits last month, mostly from people looking for information about summer camps. "

computing internet technology

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An approximately correct answer in a test set.

Examples :

""The AI model's final evaluation showed 95 hits out of 100 questions, meaning it answered 95 questions correctly." "

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The complete play, when the batter reaches base without the benefit of a walk, error, or fielder’s choice.

Examples :

"The catcher got a hit to lead off the fifth."

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A dose of an illegal or addictive drug.

Examples :

"Where am I going to get my next hit?"

medicine substance

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A premeditated murder done for criminal or political purposes.

Examples :

"The news reported two mob hits in the city last month, both connected to a power struggle for control of the gambling rackets. "

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A peculiarly apt expression or turn of thought; a phrase which hits the mark.

Examples :

"a happy hit"

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A move that throws one of the opponent's men back to the entering point.

Examples :

"The chess player's skillful hits forced his opponent back to the starting square. "

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A game won after the adversary has removed some of his men. It counts for less than a gammon.

Examples :

""After a long backgammon game where I struggled, I only managed to score hits before my opponent finally won a gammon." "

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verb

(heading, physical) To strike.

Examples :

"The baseball player hit the ball hard. "

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To manage to touch (a target) in the right place.

Examples :

"I hit the jackpot."

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verb

Examples :

"She hits the light switch as she enters the dark room. "

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To briefly visit.

Examples :

"We hit the grocery store on the way to the park."

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To encounter an obstacle or other difficulty.

Examples :

"The project hits a snag when we couldn't find the necessary data. "

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(heading) To attain, to achieve.

Examples :

""Our company hits its sales goals every quarter." "

achievement action

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To affect negatively.

Examples :

"The economy was hit by a recession. The hurricane hit his fishing business hard."

negative disaster situation

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verb

Examples :

"The bully hits other kids on the playground. "

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(heading, games) To make a play.

Examples :

"The batter hits the ball hard, sending it into the outfield. "

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To use; to connect to.

Examples :

"The external web servers hit DBSRV7, but the internal web server hits DBSRV3."

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To have sex with.

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To inhale an amount of smoke from a narcotic substance, particularly marijuana.

Examples :

"After a stressful day at work, he hits his vape pen a few times to relax. "

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