hit — [hit] vt. hit, hitting [ME hitten < OE hittan < ON hitta, to hit upon, meet with < IE base * keid , to fall > Welsh cwydd, a fall] 1. to come against, usually with force; strike [the car hit the tree] 2. to give a blow to; strike;… … English World dictionary
hit — ► VERB (hitting; past and past part. hit) 1) direct a blow at (someone or something) with one s hand or a tool or weapon. 2) propel (a ball) with a bat, racket, etc. 3) accidentally strike (part of one s body) against something. 4) (of a moving… … English terms dictionary
*hit-parade — ● hit parade, hit parades nom masculin (anglais hit, succès, et parade, défilé) Palmarès des meilleurs succès de vente dans le domaine des disques de variétés et de rock. Classement des films, spectacles, des ouvrages littéraires, etc., par ordre … Encyclopédie Universelle
hit-parades — ● hit parade, hit parades nom masculin (anglais hit, succès, et parade, défilé) Palmarès des meilleurs succès de vente dans le domaine des disques de variétés et de rock. Classement des films, spectacles, des ouvrages littéraires, etc., par ordre … Encyclopédie Universelle
hit-parade — [ itparad ] n. m. • 1956; au Canada av. 1950; mot angl. amér., de hit « succès fracassant » et parade, empr. au fr. ♦ Anglic. Palmarès des meilleures ventes dans le domaine des disques de variétés. Ce tube est premier au hit parade. Par ext.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Hit — Hit, n. 1. A striking against; the collision of one body against another; the stroke that touches anything. [1913 Webster] So he the famed Cilician fencer praised, And, at each hit, with wonder seems amazed. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. A stroke of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hit-parades — Hit parade Sommaire 1 Australie 2 Argentine 3 Allemagne 4 Belgique 5 … Wikipédia en Français
Hit parade — Sommaire 1 Australie 2 Argentine 3 Allemagne 4 Belgique 5 … Wikipédia en Français
hit the buffers — british informal phrase to fail Thesaurus: to fail, or to stop being successfulsynonym Main entry: buffer * * * hit the buffers (or run into the buffers) Brit informal : to stop or fail … Useful english dictionary
hit list — n informal the names of people, organizations etc that a person or group plans to harm on sb s hit list ▪ He was on a terrorist s hit list. hit list of ▪ The company drew up a hit list of shops it expects to close … Dictionary of contemporary English
hit/strike/touch a nerve — to make someone feel angry, upset, embarrassed, etc. Something she said to him must have hit/struck/touched a nerve. I ve never seen him so angry. His controversial column might have hit a (raw/sensitive) nerve with some readers. • • • Main Entr … Useful english dictionary
