(n)hit(baseball) when a batter strikes a picthed ball into fair territory and arrives safely on base (without an error or a fielder's choice being made by the defense)“he came all the way around on Williams' hit”
(n)hit, hitting, strikingthe act of contacting one thing with another“repeated hitting raised a large bruise”, “after three misses she finally got a hit”
(n)hit, smash, smasher, strike, banga 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”
(n)collision, hit(physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together“the collision of the particles resulted in an exchange of energy and a change of direction”
(v)reach, make, attain, hit, arrive at, gainreach a destination, either real or abstract“We hit Detroit by noon”, “The water reached the doorstep”, “We barely made it to the finish line”, “I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts”
(v)hit, strikeaffect 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”
(v)hit, strike, come tocause 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”
(v)strike, hitmake a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target“The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1, 1939”, “We must strike the enemy's oil fields”, “in the fifth inning, the Giants struck, sending three runners home to win the game 5 to 2”
(v)reach, hit, attainreach a point in time, or a certain state or level“The thermometer hit 100 degrees”, “This car can reach a speed of 140 miles per hour”