To hit out

To hit out
Hit Hit, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hit}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hitting}.] [OE. hitten, hutten, of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. hitte to hit, find, Sw. & Icel. hitta.] 1. To reach with a stroke or blow; to strike or touch, usually with force; especially, to reach or touch (an object aimed at). [1913 Webster]

I think you have hit the mark. --Shak. [1913 Webster]

2. To reach or attain exactly; to meet according to the occasion; to perform successfully; to attain to; to accord with; to be conformable to; to suit. [1913 Webster]

Birds learning tunes, and their endeavors to hit the notes right. --Locke. [1913 Webster]

There you hit him; . . . that argument never fails with him. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

Whose saintly visage is too bright To hit the sense of human sight. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

He scarcely hit my humor. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]

3. To guess; to light upon or discover. ``Thou hast hit it.'' --Shak. [1913 Webster]

4. (Backgammon) To take up, or replace by a piece belonging to the opposing player; -- said of a single unprotected piece on a point. [1913 Webster]

{To hit off}, to describe with quick characteristic strokes; as, to hit off a speaker. --Sir W. Temple.

{To hit out}, to perform by good luck. [Obs.] --Spenser. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • hit out (at somebody) — ˌhit ˈout (at sb/sth) derived to attack sb/sth violently by fighting them or criticizing them • I just hit out blindly in all directions. • In a rousing speech the minister hit out at racism in the armed forces. Main entry: ↑hitderived …   Useful english dictionary

  • hit out (at something) — ˌhit ˈout (at sb/sth) derived to attack sb/sth violently by fighting them or criticizing them • I just hit out blindly in all directions. • In a rousing speech the minister hit out at racism in the armed forces. Main entry: ↑hitderived …   Useful english dictionary

  • hit-out — ˈhit out 7 [hit out] noun (in ↑Australian Rules football) a hit of the ball towards a player from your team after it has been bounced by the ↑umpire …   Useful english dictionary

  • hit out — phrasal verb [intransitive] Word forms hit out : present tense I/you/we/they hit out he/she/it hits out present participle hitting out past tense hit out past participle hit out 1) to try to hit someone or something in an uncontrolled way hit out …   English dictionary

  • hit out — 1) PHRASAL VERB If you hit out at someone, you try to hit them, although you may miss them. [mainly BRIT] [V P at n] I used to hit out at my husband and throw things at him... [V P] I had never punched anybody in my life but I hit out and gave… …   English dictionary

  • hit out at — CRITICIZE, attack, censure, denounce, condemn, lambaste, pillory, rail against, inveigh against, arraign, cast aspersions on, pour scorn on, disparage, denigrate, give a bad press to, run down; informal knock, pan, slam, hammer, lay into, pull to …   Useful english dictionary

  • hit out — intransitive verb : to aim angry often random blows hit out and … caught him right between the eyes H.A.Chippendale hitting out at injustice and prejudice …   Useful english dictionary

  • ˌhit ˈout — phrasal verb to criticize someone or something very strongly Syn: attack Ms Wallis hit out at the court s decision.[/ex] …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • hit out — make a strongly worded criticism or attack. → hit …   English new terms dictionary

  • hit-out — /ˈhɪt aʊt/ (say hit owt) noun 1. Australian Rules the punching or palming of the ball by a player at a ball up or a boundary throw in, usually aimed at delivering the ball to a teammate. 2. a brisk gallop …  

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