hit; hitting; striking




the act of contacting one thing with another

"repeated hitting raised a large bruise"; "after three misses she finally got a hit"

Type of:
  • touch; touching

Types:
  • contusion
  • crash; smash
  • bunt
  • fly; fly ball
  • grounder; ground ball; groundball; hopper
  • header
  • scorcher; screamer
  • plunk; plunker


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