2 hit
Function:
nounInflected forms:
plural hitsMeaning:
[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
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
—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]