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Synonyms

[1] bang, bash, bat, belt, clout, crack, knock, pound, punch, slug, strike, swat, wallop, whack; also batter, beat, buffet, bung, chop, drub, lace, lambaste, lick, mangle, maul, pelt, pepper, pummel, rough; bunt, flick, stroke, tap; bump, butt, jab, jostle, kick, knee, poke, prod, push, shove, stamp; bowl (over), knock (down); cane, club, cudgel, flail, flog, lash, slash, spear, stab, switch, thrash, whip; brain

[2] bang, bash, bump, collide, crash, impact, knock, ram, slam, smash, strike, swipe, thud; also bounce, carom, glance, rebound, ricochet, skim, skip; contact, land, touch; brush, graze, kiss, nudge, scrape, shave, sweep; bulldoze, jostle, muscle, press, push

usually hit upon [5] chance, encounter, find, happen (on), meet, stumble—more at HAPPEN (on)

[7] achieve, attain, make, score, win—more at ACHIEVE

often hit on or hit upon [9] ascertain, descry, detect, determine, dig, discover, find, find out, get, hunt, learn, locate, run down, scout, track—more at FIND

2hit noun 1 : an act or instance of hitting or being hit

2 : a great success

3 : BASE HIT

4 : a dose of a drug

5 : a murder committed by a gangster

6 : a successful match in a search (as of the Internet)

Synonyms

blockbuster, smash, success, winner; also crackerjack, dandy, jim-dandy, pip, prizewinner; gem, jewel, treasure; marvel, phenomenon, sensation, wonder; coup, triumph, victory

Antonyms

bummer, bust, catastrophe, debacle, dud, failure, fiasco, flop, turkey, washout

1hitch verb 1 : to move by jerks

2 : to catch or fasten esp. by a hook or knot

3 : HITCHHIKE

Synonyms

[1] buck, jerk, jolt, twitch—more at JERK

[2] anchor, catch, clamp, fasten, fix, moor, secure, set

2hitch noun 1 : JERK, PULL

2 : a sudden halt

3 : a connection between something towed and its mover

4 : KNOT

5 : a delimited period esp. of military service

Synonyms

stint, tenure, term, tour—more at TERM

hitch·hike verb : to travel by securing free rides from passing vehicles

— hitch·hik·er noun

1hither adverb : to this place

2hither adjective : being on the near or adjacent side

hith·er·to adverb : up to this time

Synonyms

heretofore, yet; also before, formerly, previously

Antonyms

henceforth, henceforward, hereafter, thenceforth, thenceforward, thereafter

HIV noun [ORIGIN: human immunodeficiency virus]

: any of several retroviruses that infect and destroy helper T cells causing the great reduction in their numbers that is diagnostic of AIDS

hive noun 1 : a container for housing honeybees

2 : a colony of bees

3 : a place swarming with busy occupants

— hive verb

hives noun singular or plural : an allergic disorder marked by raised itching patches on the skin or mucous membranes

hl abbreviation hectoliter

HL abbreviation House of Lords

hm abbreviation hectometer

HM abbreviation 1 Her Majesty; Her Majesty's

2 His Majesty; His Majesty's

HMO noun [ORIGIN: health maintenance organization]

: a comprehensive health-care organization financed by periodic fixed payments by voluntarily enrolled individuals and families

HMS abbreviation 1 Her Majesty's ship

2 His Majesty's ship

Ho symbol holmium

hoa·gie also hoa·gy noun, plural hoagies : a large sandwich on a long split roll : SUBMARINE

Synonyms

grinder, poor boy, sub, submarine—more at SUBMARINE

1hoard noun : a hidden accumulation

Synonyms

cache, reserve, stash, stockpile, store; also nest egg, treasure; reservoir

2hoard verb : to lay up a hoard

— hoard·er noun

Synonyms

cache, lay away, lay up, put by, salt away, stash, stockpile, store; also accumulate, amass, assemble, collect, garner, gather, round up; conserve, husband, preserve; bank, deposit, hold, keep, reserve, retain, save, stock, withhold; conceal, ensconce, secrete

hoar·frost noun : FROST 2

hoarse adjective hoars·er; hoars·est 1 : rough and harsh in sound

2 : having a grating voice

— hoarse·ly adverb

— hoarse·ness noun

Synonyms

coarse, gravelly, gruff, husky, scratchy, throaty; also guttural; abrasive,