HITTING Synonyms

• the act of subjecting to strong attack

• the act of overcoming or outdoing

• the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows

• work made of interlaced slender branches (especially willow branches)

• a condition in which the ends of toes and fingers become wide and thick; a symptom of heart or lung disease

• beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment

• repeated heavy blows

• an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart)

• the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)

• the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand

• a heavy dull sound (as made by impact of heavy objects)

• (used informally) very large

• a sound defeat

• (used informally) very large

• the lap consisting of a turned-back hem encircling the end of the sleeve or leg

• shackle that consists of a metal loop that can be locked around the wrist; usually used in pairs

• hit with the hand

• confine or restrain with or as if with manacles or handcuffs

• to get involved in a relationship with another person

• (boxing) a blow with the fist

• an iced mixed drink usually containing alcohol and prepared for multiple servings; normally served in a punch bowl

• a tool for making holes or indentations

• deliver a quick blow to

• drive forcibly as if by a punch

• make a hole into or between, as for ease of separation

• a blow from a flat object (as an open hand)

• the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand

• directly

• hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand

• to play music at loud volume

• inflict a heavy blow on, with the hand, a tool, or a weapon

• affect suddenly with deep feeling

• cause physical pain or suffering in

• a sharp blow

• hit swiftly with a violent blow

• to make an illegitimate call to the police so as to have a SWAT team dispatched to a location

• a hard blow with a flat object

• deliver a hard blow to

• a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions

• an attack that is intended to seize or inflict damage on or destroy an objective

• a gentle blow

• a score in tenpins: knocking down all ten with the first ball

• (baseball) a pitch that the batter swings at and misses, or that the batter hits into foul territory, or that the batter does not swing at but the umpire judges to be in the area over home plate and between the batter's knees and shoulders

• a conspicuous success

• deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon

• have an emotional or cognitive impact upon

• hit against; come into sudden contact with

• make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target

• indicate (a certain time) by striking

• affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely

• stop work in order to press demands

• touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly

• attain

• produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments

• cause to form (an electric arc) between electrodes of an arc lamp

• find unexpectedly

• produce by ignition or a blow

• remove by erasing or crossing out or as if by drawing a line

• cause to experience suddenly

• drive something violently into a location

• occupy or take on

• disassemble a temporary structure, such as a tent or a theatrical set

• form by stamping, punching, or printing

• smooth with a strickle

• pierce with force

• hook by a pull on the line

• arrive at after reckoning, deliberating, and weighing

• to gain with effort

• reach a point in time, or a certain state or level

• find unexpectedly

• reach a destination, either real or abstract

• the limits within which something can be effective

• an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:

• the act of physically reaching or thrusting out

• the limit of capability

• reach a destination, either real or abstract

• reach a point in time, or a certain state or level

• move forward or upward in order to touch; also in a metaphorical sense

• be in or establish communication with

• to gain with effort

• to extend as far as

• reach a goal

• place into the hands or custody of

• to exert much effort or energy

• a vigorous blow

• a serious collision (especially of motor vehicles)

• a hard return hitting the tennis ball above your head

• the act of colliding with something

• a conspicuous success

• with a loud crash

• hit with great force

• break into pieces, as by striking or knocking over

• reduce to bankruptcy

• hit violently

• humiliate or depress completely

• damage or destroy as if by violence

• hit (a tennis ball) in a powerful overhead stroke

• collide or strike violently and suddenly

• overthrow or destroy (something considered evil or harmful)

• break suddenly into pieces, as from a violent blow