Tra từ hit - Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

1 hitting on purpose
2 hitting by accident
see also PUNISH

1 hitting on purpose
- to touch sb/sth with a lot of force: hit* sb/sth, (formal) strike* sb/sth
I hit him on the arm with my umbrella and he ran away. ◎ to hit a ball with a bat ◎ Tell the court how often you saw him strike the child.
- an act of hitting sb with your hand, a weapon, etc: blow
to aim a blow at sb ◎ He was killed by a blow to the head.
- an act of hitting sb/sth, especially in sport: hit
What a hit! (= in cricket, baseball, etc)
※ hitting with your hand
- to hit sb/sth hard with your fist (= your closed hand): punch sb/sth; an act of punching: punch
to give sb a punch on the nose
- to hit sb (usually with your fist) so that they become unconscious and cannot get up again for a while: knock sb out
- to hit sb with the inside of your hand: slap sb, give* sb a slap
She slapped his face/gave him a slap on the face.
- to slap a child: smack sb, give* sb a smack
Were you ever smacked as a child?
※ hitting with your foot
- to hit sb/sth with your foot: kick sb/sth; an act of kicking: kick
to kick a ball ◎ He got a kick on the shin.
- to kick sb/sth very hard: boot sb/sth
The goalkeeper booted the ball back down the field.
※ hitting with your head
- to hit the ball with your head in football: head the ball
He headed the ball into the back of the net.
- to hit sb/sth with the head: butt sb/sth
The goat tried to butt me in the stomach.
※ hitting repeatedly
- to hit sb/sth many times, usually very hard: beat* sb/sth
to beat a drum ◎ to beat sb to death
- to hit sb/sth with your fist (= your closed hand) or a heavy object: thump sb/sth; the noise or action of thumping: thump
- to attack sb by repeatedly hitting or kicking them: beat* sb up
He was beaten up by members of a rival gang.
- to hit sb/sth hard many times: batter sb/sth
They are accused of battering their baby daughter.
- to touch or hit sb/sth quickly and gently: tap sb/sth, tap (on/at sth); an act of tapping: tap
Somebody was tapping on the window. ◎ I felt a light tap on my shoulder.
- to touch or hit sth quickly and gently with your fingers or feet: tap your fingers or feet (on sth)
You could see she was nervous by the way she was tapping her fingers on the table. ◎ We were all tapping our feet to the music.
※ hitting and making a noise
- to make a loud noise by hitting sth hard: bang (sth); a sound of sth being banged: bang
to bang a drum ◎ I was woken up by someone banging on the door. ◎ The balloon burst with a bang.
- to make a noise by hitting sth: knock; the noise or action of knocking: knock
Knock before you enter. ◎ I heard a knock at the door.

2 hitting by accident
- to touch sb/sth quite hard by accident: hit* sb/sth
She was hit on the head by a falling branch. ◎ The car only just managed to avoid hitting a lorry.
- to hit sb/sth by accident (especially when moving in a careless manner): bump into/against sb/sth, knock into/against sb/sth, collide (with sb/sth)
She wasn't looking where she was going and bumped into a lamp post. ◎ I ran round the corner and collided with Frances who was coming in the opposite direction.
- to bump into/against sth and make a loud noise: bang (into/against sth), crash into/against sth; the act or sound of banging or crashing: bang, crash
He banged into the table in the dark.
- when part of your body touches sth by accident, you hit*/bump/knock/bang it (on/against sth)
The ceiling's very low, so please be careful not to knock your head against it when you get up.
- a lump on the body caused by bumping into sth: bump
a bump on the head
- to hit sth against or on sth by accident when you are moving it: bump sth (against/on sth)
When you move the tables, please be careful not to bump them against the walls.
- to hit sb/sth when you are walking, running or driving and cause them to fall over: knock sb/sth over
Why don't you watch where you are going? You nearly knocked me over!
- an accident when a car or other vehicle hits sth and is damaged: crash, collision; verb: crash (into sb/sth), collide (with sb/sth)
a car/plane/train crash ◎ I knew we were going to crash. ◎ The bus collided with a lorry.
※ more on crashes ACCIDENT