hitting
Bat meets ball
Hitting is striking or making contact with force.
The word covers physical blows hitting a punching bag, sports actions hitting a baseball, and reaching targets hitting the mark.
Extended uses include arriving hitting town, achieving hitting a milestone, and affecting The news hit hard.
To hit on someone is to flirt; to hit up someone is to ask them for something.
Violent offensive act
- attackAggressive act against another
- beatingRepeated striking or pulsing
- punchingStriking with closed fist
- pummelingSustained striking attack
battering · brawling · slugging · thrashing · violence · rage · fury · hostility
Forceful impact or stoppage
Swinging at pitches
- home runFull-circuit scoring hit
- sluggingHitting with force
- line driveSharply hit ball, flat trajectory
- buntBall-tapping technique
single · double · triple · grand slam · RBI · at-bat · swing · stance
Striking the buttocks
- paddlingStroking water with blades
- whippingRepeated striking blows
- caningStriking with a rod
- floggingBeating as punishment
lashing · strapping · beating · corporal punishment · smacking · switching · belting · birching
Art of choosing moments
- contactCommunication or physical touch
- swing mechanicsHow one executes a bat path
- follow-throughCompleting what you began
- stanceStanding posture or viewpoint
grip · aim · accuracy · power · trajectory · angle · speed · force
Forceful contact between objects
- crashSudden violent impact
- fender-benderMinor vehicle collision
- bumpSlight collision or protrusion
- smashupViolent vehicular collision
wreck · dent · rear-ending · sideswipe · clipping · glancing blow · T-bone · pileup
assault
Violent offensive act
- attackAggressive act against another
- beatingRepeated striking or pulsing
- punchingStriking with closed fist
pummeling · battering · brawling · slugging · thrashing · violence · rage · fury · hostility · lashing out
strike
Forceful impact or stoppage
bash · knock · thump · slam · bang · wallop · whack · tap · rap · jolt
batting
Swinging at pitches
- home runFull-circuit scoring hit
- sluggingHitting with force
- line driveSharply hit ball, flat trajectory
bunt · single · double · triple · grand slam · RBI · at-bat · swing · stance · cleanup
spanking
Striking the buttocks
flogging · lashing · strapping · beating · corporal punishment · smacking · switching · belting · birching · discipline
timing
Art of choosing moments
- contactCommunication or physical touch
- swing mechanicsHow one executes a bat path
- follow-throughCompleting what you began
stance · grip · aim · accuracy · power · trajectory · angle · speed · force · placement
collision
Forceful contact between objects
- crashSudden violent impact
- fender-benderMinor vehicle collision
- bumpSlight collision or protrusion
smashup · wreck · dent · rear-ending · sideswipe · clipping · glancing blow · T-bone · pileup · scrape
- gerundswalking, running, talking, eating, sleeping
- aggressionhostility, violence, attack, fight, combativeness
- acting outtantrums, tantrum, meltdowns, pouting, whining
- bat-and-ballbat, ball, batter, pitcher, catcher
- forceful actionsslam, smash, crash, bang, pound
- hostile behaviorsattacking, bullying, fighting, harassing, insulting
hittingmissing
Not present, whereabouts unknown
whiffing · dodging · avoiding · evading · deflecting
- hitting the roadStarting to travel
- hitting the wallAbrupt energy depletion
- hitting the sauceDrinking heavily, colloquially
- hitting it offConnecting well instantly
- hitting the gasPressing the accelerator pedal
- hitting the sackGoing to bed