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hit

verb
  1. To deliver a powerful blow to suddenly and sharply: bash, catch, clout, knock, pop 1, slam, slog, slug 3, smash, smite, sock, strike, swat, thwack, whack, wham, whop. Informal: biff, bop, clip 1, wallop. Slang: belt, conk, paste. Idioms: let someone have it, sock it to someone. See attack, strike
  2. To enter a person's mind: occur, strike. Idiom: cross one's mind. See happen
  3. Informal. To come upon, especially suddenly or unexpectedly: catch, hit on or upon , surprise, take. See surprise
phrasal verb

hit back
To return like for like, especially to return an unfriendly or hostile action with a similar one: counter, reciprocate, retaliate, retort, strike back. See attack, forgiveness
phrasal verb

hit on or upon
  1. To come upon, especially suddenly or unexpectedly: catch, surprise, take. Informal: hit. See surprise
  2. Informal. To reach (a goal or objective): arrive at, attain, come to, gain, get to. See start
noun
  1. A sudden sharp, powerful stroke: bang, blow 2, clout, crack, lick, pound, slug 3, sock, swat, thwack, welt, whack, wham, whop. Informal: bash, biff, bop, clip 1, wallop. Slang: belt, conk, paste. See attack, strike
  2. A dazzling, often sudden instance of success: sleeper. Informal: smash, smash hit, ten-strike, wow. Slang: boff, boffo, boffola. See thrive
  3. Slang. An inhalation, as of a cigar, pipe, or cigarette: drag, draw, puff, pull. See breath
  4. Slang. The crime of murdering someone: blood, homicide, killing, murder. See help

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