hit it off


verb (used with object), hit, hitting.
bat1 ( def 14 ).
to have a marked effect or influence on; affect severely: We were all hit by the change in management.
to assail effectively and sharply (often followed by out ): The speech hits out at warmongering.
to be published in or released to; appear in: When will this report hit the papers? What will happen when the story hits the front page?
to come or light upon; meet with; find: to hit the right road.
to agree with; suit exactly: I'm sure this purple shirt will hit Alfred's fancy.
to solve or guess correctly; come upon the right answer or solution: You've hit it!
verb (used without object), hit, hitting.
to strike with a missile, a weapon, or the like; deal a blow or blows: The armies hit at dawn.
to come into collision (often followed by against, on, or upon ): The door hit against the wall.
Slang. to kill; murder.
to come or light (usually followed by upon or on ): to hit on a new way.
an impact or collision, as of one thing against another.
a stroke that reaches an object; blow.
Baseball. base hit.
any winning game.
a successful stroke, performance, or production; success: The play is a hit.
Slang. a dose of a narcotic drug.
Digital Technology.
(in information retrieval) an instance of successfully locating an item of data, as in a database or on the Internet: When I search for my name, I get lots of hits.
an instance of accessing a website.
Verb phrases
hit off,
to imitate, especially in order to satirize.
hit on, Slang. to make persistent sexual advances to: guys who hit on girls at social events.
hit out,
hit up, Slang.
to inject a narcotic drug into a vein.
hit it off, Informal. to be congenial or compatible; get along; agree: We hit it off immediately with the new neighbors. She and her brother had never really hit it off.
hit or miss, without concern for correctness or detail; haphazardly: The paint job had been done hit or miss.
hit the books, Slang. to study hard; cram.
hit the bottle, Slang. bottle ( def 4 ).
hit the high spots,
to go out on the town; go nightclubbing: We'll hit the high spots when you come to town.


hitless, adjective
hittable, adjective
hitter, noun
nonhit, noun
self-hitting, adjective
unhit, adjective
unhittable, adjective
well-hit, adjective

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hit (hɪt)
vb , hits, hitting, hit
1.  (also intr) to deal (a blow or stroke) to (a person or thing); strike: the man hit the child
2.  to come into violent contact with: the car hit the tree
3.  to reach or strike with a missile, thrown object, etc: to hit a target
4.  to make or cause to make forceful contact; knock or bump: I hit my arm on the table
5.  to propel or cause to move by striking: to hit a ball
6.  cricket to score (runs)
9.  to achieve or reach: to hit the jackpot; unemployment hit a new high
10.  to experience or encounter: I've hit a slight snag here
11.  slang to murder (a rival criminal) in fulfilment of an underworld contract or vendetta
12.  to accord or suit (esp in the phrase hit one's fancy)
13.  to guess correctly or find out by accident: you have hit the answer
14.  informal to set out on (a road, path, etc): let's hit the road
15.  informal to arrive or appear in: he will hit town tomorrow night
16.  informal chiefly (US), (Canadian) to demand or request from: he hit me for a pound
17.  slang to drink an excessive amount of (alcohol): to hit the bottle
18.  slang music hit it start playing
19.  slang (US) hit skins to have sexual intercourse
20.  slang hit the sack, hit the hay to go to bed
21.  not know what has hit one to be completely taken by surprise
22.  an impact or collision
23.  a shot, blow, etc, that reaches its object
24.  an apt, witty, or telling remark
25.  informal
 a.  a person or thing that gains wide appeal: she's a hit with everyone
 b.  (as modifier): a hit record
26.  informal a stroke of luck
27.  slang
 a.  a murder carried out as the result of an underworld vendetta or rivalry
 b.  (as modifier): a hit squad
28.  slang a drag on a cigarette, a swig from a bottle, a line of a drug, or an injection of heroin
29.  computing a single visit to a website
30.  informal make a hit with, score a hit with to make a favourable impression on
[Old English hittan, from Old Norse hitta]

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Word Origin & History

O.E. hyttan "come upon, meet with," from O.N. hitta "to light upon, meet with," from P.Gmc. *khitjanan. Meaning shifted in late O.E. period to "strike," via "to reach with a blow or missile," and replaced O.E. slean in this sense. Noun meaning "successful play, song, person," etc. first recorded 1811,
from verb meaning "to hit the mark, succeed" (c.1400). Underworld slang meaning "to kill by plan" is 1955 (n. is from 1970). Meaning "dose of narcotic" is 1951, from phrases like hit the bottle "drink alcohol" (1889). Original sense survives in phrases such as hit it off (1780) and hit on (1970s). To hit the nail on the head (1574) is from archery. Hit the road "leave" is from 1873; to hit (someone) up "request something" is from 1917. Hit and run is 1899 as a baseball play, 1924 as a driver failing to stop at a crash he caused. To not know what hit (one) is from 1923.
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hit definition

  1. n.
    a success; something that meets with approval. (Often with with.) : The fudge with nuts in it was a great hit at the sale.
  2. n.
    a successful result; something that is exactly as intended. : Your idea was right on target—a hit for sure.
  3. n.
    a drink of liquor; a dose of a drug. (See also bop.) : He had a hit of sauce and went out to finish his work.
  4. tv.
    to reach something; to achieve something. : I hit sixty next month, and I'm going to retire.
  5. tv.
    to kill someone; to assassinate someone. (Underworld.) : The thug set out to hit the mayor, but got nabbed first.
  6. tv.
    to attack or rob someone or something. (Underworld.) : Can you believe that they tried to hit a block party on Fourth Street?
  7. n.
    a robbery; an assassination. (Underworld.) : There was a hit at the bank on Maple Street last night.
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
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