hits
/hɪts/
hits is the alternative form of its.
hits is the plural of hit.
hits is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hit.
Meaning of its
Determiner
its
- Belonging to it.
- The manner wherewith our Lawes assay to moderate the foolish and vaine expences of table-cheare and apparell, seemeth contrarie to it's end.1603, Michel de Montaigne, chapter 43, in John Florio, transl., The Essayes […], book I, London: […] Val[entine] Simmes for Edward Blount […], →OCLC
Meaning of hit
Noun
hit (plural hits)
- A blow; a punch; a striking against; the collision of one body against another; the stroke that touches anything.
- So he the fam'd Cilician fencer prais'd, / And, at each hit, with wonder seem'd amaz'd.1693, Decimus Junius Juvenalis, John Dryden, transl., “[The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis.] The Fourth Satyr”, in The Satires of Decimus Junius Juvenalis. Translated into English Verse. […]...
- Something very successful, such as a song, film, or video game, that receives widespread recognition and acclaim.
- Marie Taglioni was another hit for Her Majesty's Theatre last season, and will be a hit again this season[…]1848, “Her Majesty's Theatre”, in The Musical World, volume 23
- A blow; a calamitous or damaging occurrence.
- His reputation took a hit when the new information came to light.
- An attack on a location, person or people.
- A collision of a projectile with the target.
- But signalman Bridges was never to answer driver Gimbert's desperate question. A deafening, massive blast blew the wagon to shreds, the 44 high-explosive bombs exploding like simultaneous hits from the aircraft they should have been dropped from. The station was instantly reduced to bits of debris...2022 January 12, Benedict le Vay, “The heroes of Soham...”, in RAIL, number 948, page 43
- In the game of Battleship, a correct guess at where one's opponent ship is.
Noun (1) capitalized: HITS
HITS pl (plural only)
- Acronym of herrings in tomato sauce.
Noun (2) capitalized: HITs
HITs
- plural of HIT
Phrases with hits
- hits on
- hits up
- hits off
- hits out
- base hits
- bong hits
- cult hits
- hits away
- hits back
- hits home
- hits send
- hits upon
105 more phrasesFewer phrases
- hits with
- king hits
- safe hits
- banjo hits
- hits it up
- hits licks
- hits pause
- pinch hits
- smash hits
- hits a lick
- hits a snag
- hits a wall
- hits bottom
- hits it big
- hits it off
- switch hits
- gallery hits
- hits a stain
- hits paydirt
- hits the fan
- hits the gas
- hits the gym
- hits the hay
- hits the pan
- infield hits
- nervous hits
- scratch hits
- sleeper hits
- critical hits
- hits and runs
- hits one hard
- hits pay dirt
- hits the deck
- hits the dirt
- hits the gold
- hits the head
- hits the mark
- hits the rack
- hits the road
- hits the roof
- hits the sack
- hits the silk
- hits the spot
- hits the wall
- straight hits
- hits different
- hits the board
- hits the books
- hits the floor
- hits the rocks
- hits the sauce
- hits the shops
- hits the skids
- hits the trail
- orchestra hits
- sacrifice hits
- turntable hits
- extra base hits
- hits a home run
- hits it for six
- hits on all six
- hits the bottle
- hits the bricks
- hits the button
- hits the sheets
- hits the shower
- hits the stores
- hits them licks
- hits up against
- hits one's marks
- hits rock bottom
- hits the buffers
- hits the ceiling
- hits the jackpot
- hits the shelves
- hits the showers
- hits the streets
- hits a brick wall
- hits a false note
- hits like a truck
- hits the big time
- hits the pavement
- hits the headlines
- hits below the belt
- hits the high notes
- hits it and quits it
- hits someone for six
- hits the accelerator
- hits it from the back
- hits on all cylinders
- hits too close to home
- hits above one's weight
- hits below one's weight
- hits the ground running
- hits into the long grass
- the rubber hits the road
- hits like a ton of bricks
- hits the nail on the head
- hits with the stupid stick
- hits one out of the ballpark
- hits two birds with one shot
- hits one out of the ball park
- hits someone when they are down
- hits two targets with one arrow
- falls out of the ugly tree and hits every branch
Words that rhyme with hits
Questions about hits
- What is hits the alternative form of?
- Hits is the alternative form of its.
- What part of speech is hits?
- Hits is a noun.
- How do you pronounce hits?
- Hits is pronounced /hɪts/.
Words near hits in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: hits (page history and authors); HITS (page history and authors); HITs (page history and authors); its (page history and authors); hit (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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