big hit
Chart-topping phenomenon
A big hit is something that achieves great popular success—a song, movie, product, or performance that resonates widely: Their debut album was a big hit.
In baseball and other contexts, a big hit is a significant or well-timed strike: He came through with a big hit in the ninth inning.
- best-sellerHugely popular book
- runaway successOverwhelming, unexpected triumph
- crowd-pleaserBroadly appealing entertainment
- chart-topperSong at position one
- blockbusterEnormously successful entertainment property
mainstream appeal · knockout · banger · breakthrough · strike · grand slam · market leader · impact · blow · collision · slam dunk · home run · trendsetter · critically acclaimed · standing ovation · sensation · sellout · crash
- hockey hitship check, shoulder check, cross check, body slam
- crowd pleaserscrowd pleaser, encores, crowd favorite, standing ovations, fan favorite
- tacklestackle, shoulder tackle, arm tackle, ankle tackle, diving tackle
- battingbatting, batter, batsman, bat speed, batting average