hitting

Definitions of hitting
  1. noun
    the act of contacting one thing with another
    synonyms: hit, striking
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    contusion
    the action of bruising
    crash, smash
    the act of colliding with something
    bunt
    (baseball) the act of hitting a baseball lightly without swinging the bat
    fly, fly ball
    (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air
    ground ball, groundball, grounder, hopper
    (baseball) a hit that travels along the ground
    header
    (soccer) the act of hitting the ball with your head
    scorcher, screamer
    a very hard hit ball
    plunk, plunker
    (baseball) hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly
    impaction, impingement
    a sharp collision produced by striking or dashing against something
    blast
    a very long fly ball
    pop fly, pop-fly, pop-up
    a short high fly ball
    chop, chopper
    a grounder that bounces high in the air
    roller
    a grounder that rolls along the infield
    line drive, liner
    (baseball) a hit that flies straight out from the batter
    flare
    (baseball) a fly ball hit a short distance into the outfield
    Texas leaguer
    (baseball) a fly ball that falls between and infielder and an outfielder
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    touch, touching
    the act of putting two things together with no space between them
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