Thesaurus article:to hit someone or something

to hit someone or something

These words refer to moving your hand or another object with force, and usually quickly and intentionally, so that it touches a person or thing.

The most common word for this, and the word with the broadest use, ishit.Hitusually implies that a person's hand or an object held or thrown by a person touches a person intentionally and with force. If you hit someone and it is an accident, you usually use the wordaccidentallyto describe this.

She was expelled for hitting another pupil.

He swung the door open and accidentally hit her with it.

That pitch was intended to hit the batter.

Whackmeans the same ashitbut is slightly more informal.

She whacked the water with her paddle.

Bashis an informal word that means to hit someone or something hard.

The swinging door bashed him in the face.

Strikecan be used when someone hits a person or thing hard.

She had been struck on the head with a golf ball.

If someone hits someone or something repeatedly, you could use the wordbeat.

He was cruel to his dog and beat it with a stick.

Punchor also, in UK English,thumpis used when someone hits a person forcefully with a fist.

He punched me in the stomach.

UKHe got thumped on the head and that's the last thing he remembers.

If someone hits a person with the flat part of the hand, the wordsslaporsmackare often used.

She slapped him across the face.

You shouldn't smack a child for lying.

Deckis a slang word that you could use when someone hits a person so hard that the person falls over.

If you do that again, I'll deck you.

单词	thesaurus/articles/to-hit-someone-or-something
释义	Thesaurus article:to hit someone or something to hit someone or something These words refer to moving your hand or another object with force, and usually quickly and intentionally, so that it touches a person or thing. The most common word for this, and the word with the broadest use, ishit.Hitusually implies that a person's hand or an object held or thrown by a person touches a person intentionally and with force. If you hit someone and it is an accident, you usually use the wordaccidentallyto describe this. She was expelled for hitting another pupil. He swung the door open and accidentally hit her with it. That pitch was intended to hit the batter. Whackmeans the same ashitbut is slightly more informal. She whacked the water with her paddle. Bashis an informal word that means to hit someone or something hard. The swinging door bashed him in the face. Strikecan be used when someone hits a person or thing hard. She had been struck on the head with a golf ball. If someone hits someone or something repeatedly, you could use the wordbeat. He was cruel to his dog and beat it with a stick. Punchor also, in UK English,thumpis used when someone hits a person forcefully with a fist. He punched me in the stomach. UKHe got thumped on the head and that's the last thing he remembers. If someone hits a person with the flat part of the hand, the wordsslaporsmackare often used. She slapped him across the face. You shouldn't smack a child for lying. Deckis a slang word that you could use when someone hits a person so hard that the person falls over. If you do that again, I'll deck you. Cambridge English Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//thesaurus/articles/to-hit-someone-or-something##
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