(pron.) It.
3d pers. sing. pres. of Hide, contracted from hideth.
(imp. & p. p.) of Hit
(v. t.) To reach with a stroke or blow; to strike or touch, usually
with force; especially, to reach or touch (an object aimed at).
(v. t.) 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.
(v. t.) To guess; to light upon or discover.
(v. t.) To take up, or replace by a piece belonging to the opposing
player; -- said of a single unprotected piece on a point.
(v. i.) To meet or come in contact; to strike; to clash; --
followed by against or on.
(v. i.) To meet or reach what was aimed at or desired; to succeed,
-- often with implied chance, or luck.
(n.) A striking against; the collision of one body against another;
the stroke that touches anything.
(n.) A stroke of success in an enterprise, as by a fortunate
chance; as, he made a hit.
(n.) A peculiarly apt expression or turn of thought; a phrase which
hits the mark; as, a happy hit.
(n.) A game won at backgammon after the adversary has removed some
of his men. It counts less than a gammon.
(n.) A striking of the ball; as, a safe hit; a foul hit; --
sometimes used specifically for a base hit.
