the idea that is intended; "What is the meaning of this proverb?"
the message that is intended or expressed or signified; "what is the meaning of this sentence"; "the significance of a red traffic light"; "the signification of Chinese characters"; "the import of his announcement was ambiguous"
(baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball); "he came all the way around on Williams' hit"
a conspicuous success; "that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career"; "that new Broadway show is a real smasher"; "the party went with a bang"
the act of contacting one thing with another; "repeated hitting raised a large bruise"; "after three misses she finally got a hit"
a connection made via the internet to another website; "WordNet gets many hits from users worldwide"
a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate; "it has all the earmarks of a Mafia hit"
a dose of a narcotic drug
pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to; "He tries to hit on women in bars"
hit the intended target or goal
consume to excess; "hit the bottle"
affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely; "We were hit by really bad weather"; "He was stricken with cancer when he was still a teenager"; "The earthquake struck at midnight"
hit against; come into sudden contact with; "The car hit a tree"; "He struck the table with his elbow"
deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"
cause to move by striking; "hit a ball"
drive something violently into a location; "he hit his fist on the table"; "she struck her head on the low ceiling"
cause to experience suddenly; "Panic struck me"; "An interesting idea hit her"; "A thought came to me"; "The thought struck terror in our minds"; "They were struck with fear"
(patent law) a document drawn up by the applicant for a patent of invention that provides an explicit and detailed description of the nature and use of an invention
a detailed description of design criteria for a piece of work