2hit noun
plural hits [count] 1 a : an act of hitting someone or something
▪ The player was penalized for an illegal hit from behind. ▪ The torpedo made a direct hit.
b — used to describe being hit by something (such as a bullet, bomb, punch, etc.) — usually used with take ▪ The bunker took a direct hit from the bombers. ▪ The plane took some hits, but the pilot was able to fly back to the base. — often used figuratively ▪ His pride took a hit. [=his pride was hurt] ▪ The company took a public relations hit when it lost the lawsuit. [=the company's public image was damaged when it lost the lawsuit] ▪ She took a big financial hit when the stock market fell. [=she lost a lot of money] 2 a : something that is very successful
▪ The show was a (smash/big) hit. ▪ The album is a collection of the group's greatest hits. [=the group's most popular and successful songs] — often used before another noun ▪ a hit record/song ▪ a hit movie — see also one-hit wonder
b : someone or something that is liked by someone very much
▪ The pony ride was/made a big hit at the party. — usually + with ▪ The pony ride was a big hit with the kids at the party. [=the kids at the party enjoyed the pony ride very much] 3 : a successful effort to reach a desired goal or result
▪ His business ventures have been a mixture of hits and misses. [=some of his business ventures have been successful and some have failed] 4 baseball : base hit
▪ He got/had two hits in last night's game. 5 computers a : an act of connecting to a particular Web site
▪ The site had/got over a million hits last month. [=people connected to the site more than a million times last month]
b : a successful attempt to find something in a search of a computer database or the Internet
▪ A search for his name in the newspaper's database produced/found more than 30 hits. 6 informal : a single dose of an illegal drug
▪ Can I get a hit? ▪ He took a hit of LSD. 7 informal : a planned murder done by a paid killer
▪ an attempted hit on the gang's leader — see also hit man
▪ The player was penalized for an illegal hit from behind. ▪ The torpedo made a direct hit.
b — used to describe being hit by something (such as a bullet, bomb, punch, etc.) — usually used with take ▪ The bunker took a direct hit from the bombers. ▪ The plane took some hits, but the pilot was able to fly back to the base. — often used figuratively ▪ His pride took a hit. [=his pride was hurt] ▪ The company took a public relations hit when it lost the lawsuit. [=the company's public image was damaged when it lost the lawsuit] ▪ She took a big financial hit when the stock market fell. [=she lost a lot of money]
▪ The show was a (smash/big) hit. ▪ The album is a collection of the group's greatest hits. [=the group's most popular and successful songs] — often used before another noun ▪ a hit record/song ▪ a hit movie — see also one-hit wonder
b : someone or something that is liked by someone very much
▪ The pony ride was/made a big hit at the party. — usually + with ▪ The pony ride was a big hit with the kids at the party. [=the kids at the party enjoyed the pony ride very much]
▪ His business ventures have been a mixture of hits and misses. [=some of his business ventures have been successful and some have failed]
▪ He got/had two hits in last night's game.
▪ The site had/got over a million hits last month. [=people connected to the site more than a million times last month]
b : a successful attempt to find something in a search of a computer database or the Internet
▪ A search for his name in the newspaper's database produced/found more than 30 hits.
▪ Can I get a hit? ▪ He took a hit of LSD.
▪ an attempted hit on the gang's leader — see also hit man
— hit·less 
/ˈhɪtləs/ adjective
▪ a hitless musical group [=a musical group that has not had any hit songs] ▪ She has gone/been hitless [=has not had any base hits] in her last three games. ▪ He pitched six hitless innings. [=six innings in which no batter got a base hit]
/ˈhɪtləs/ adjective ▪ a hitless musical group [=a musical group that has not had any hit songs] ▪ She has gone/been hitless [=has not had any base hits] in her last three games. ▪ He pitched six hitless innings. [=six innings in which no batter got a base hit]
