Synonyms:
hit, hitting, striking
Meaning: the act of contacting one thing with another; "repeated hitting raised a large bruise"; "after three misses she finally got a hit"
Usage examples
If Mr. Barker did no hitting, he did some running.
"Why not Dogs?" asked one friend of mine, hitting upon the notion as though by inspiration.
The silence in the room, except for the hail hitting the windows and the gay roar of the fire, was complete.
Shrugging his shoulders, he bowed to us and moved quickly away, hitting the stones on his path with his stout cane.
Now, Matilda, don't you let him start hitting me.' And he jumps behind me, so as to get into the shadow, as it were.
These electric lights are so very uncertain these days, and I am sure James is not at all to blame for hitting me as he has done; it's the most natural thing in the world, only--may I please run up-stairs and fix my hair again?"
The most complex machines have been developed gradually by combinations and adaptations of simple tools, and the more a process is subdivided, the greater is the chance of hitting upon a device to repeat mechanically the few simple movements.