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hitting

/ˈhɪtɪŋ/

Meanings
verb
(heading, physical) To strike.

Examples :

"The baseball player was hitting the ball hard. "
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verb
To have sex with.
sex

Related Words

Illustration particularly

particularly adverb

/pəˈtɪkjəli/ /pəˈtɪkjəlɚli/

(focus) Especially, extremely.

"The apéritifs were particularly stimulating."

Illustration baseball

baseball noun

/ˈbeɪs.bɔːl/ /ˈbeɪs.bɑl/

A sport common in North America, the Caribbean, and Japan, in which the object is to strike a ball so that one of a nine-person team can run counter-clockwise among four bases, resulting in the scoring of a run. The team with the most runs after termination of play, usually nine innings, wins.

"My brother loves baseball, and he practices hitting every day after school. "

Illustration schoolyard

schoolyard noun

/ˈskuːljɑːrd/ /ˈskuːljɑrd/

The grounds around a school.

"The children played tag on the schoolyard during recess. "

Illustration recession

recession noun

/ɹɪˈsɛʃn̩/

The act or an instance of receding or withdrawing.

"The tide caused a recession of the ocean water, leaving the sandbars exposed. "

Illustration hurricane

hurricane noun

/ˈhʌɹɪkən/ /ˈhɝɪˌkeɪn/

A severe tropical cyclone in the North Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Mexico, or in the eastern North Pacific off the west coast of Mexico, with winds of 119 km/h (74 miles per hour) or greater accompanied by rain, lightning, and thunder that sometimes moves into temperate latitudes.

"The hurricane forced the school to close for several days. "

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substance noun

/ˈsʌbstəns/

Physical matter; material.

"The scientist carefully examined the substance to determine its chemical composition. "

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difficulty noun

/ˈdɪfɪkəlti/

The state of being difficult, or hard to do.

"The difficulty of the math problem made it hard for many students to solve it. "

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improving verb

/ɪmˈpɹuːvɪŋ/

To make (something) better; to increase the value or productivity (of something).

"Buying more servers would improve performance."

Illustration encounter

encounter noun

/ɪnˈkaʊntə/ /ɪnˈkaʊntɚ/

A meeting, especially one that is unplanned or unexpected.

"Their encounter was a matter of chance."

Illustration marijuana

marijuana noun

/ˌmæɹɪˈwɑː.nə/ /-ˈhwɑ-/

A drug smoked or ingested for euphoric effect, cannabis.

"After smoking a bowl of that fine marijuana, they ate some brownies."

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negatively adverb

/ˈnɛɡətɪvli/ /ˈnɛɡətɪvliː/

In a negative manner; so as to be damaging or not positive.

"The news of the project's failure affected the team negatively. "

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physical noun

/ˈfɪzɪkəl/

Physical examination.

"How long has it been since your last physical?"