exploit, feat, effort - a notable achievement; "he performed a great feat"; "the book was her finest effort"

base hit, safety - (baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely

baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"

hitting, striking

touching, touch - the act of putting two things together with no space between them; "at his touch the room filled with lights"

contusion - the action of bruising; "the bruise resulted from a contusion"

crash, smash - the act of colliding with something; "his crash through the window"; "the fullback's smash into the defensive line"

bunt - (baseball) the act of hitting a baseball lightly without swinging the bat

fly ball, fly - (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air

ground ball, groundball, grounder, hopper - (baseball) a hit that travels along the ground

header - (soccer) the act of hitting the ball with your head

scorcher, screamer - a very hard hit ball

plunker, plunk - (baseball) hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly

smasher, bang, smash, strike

success - an attainment that is successful; "his success in the marathon was unexpected"; "his new play was a great success"

megahit, smash hit, blockbuster - an unusually successful hit with widespread popularity and huge sales (especially a movie or play or recording or novel)

sleeper - an unexpected hit; "that movie was the sleeper of the summer"

natural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics"

impinging, striking, contact - the physical coming together of two or more things; "contact with the pier scraped paint from the hull"

dose, dosage - a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time

murder, slaying, execution - unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being

joining, connexion, connection - the act of bringing two things into contact (especially for communication); "the joining of hands around the table"; "there was a connection via the internet"

play - shoot or hit in a particular manner; "She played a good backhand last night"

foul - hit a foul ball

cannon - make a cannon

clap - strike together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise; "clap two boards together"

ground out - make an out by hitting the ball on the ground

toe - drive (a golf ball) with the toe of the club

shank - hit (a golf ball) with the heel of a club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction

pitch - hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin

fly - hit a fly

snap - put in play with a snap; "snap a football"

whang - propel or hit with force; "whang the ball"

undercut - strike (the ball) in golf, tennis, or hockey obliquely downward so as to give a backspin or elevation to the shot

putt - strike (a golf ball) lightly, with a putter; "he putted the ball several feet past the hole"

heel - strike with the heel of the club; "heel a golf ball"

toe - hit (a golf ball) with the toe of the club

bunker - hit a golf ball into a bunker

bounce - hit something so that it bounces; "bounce a ball"

backhand - hit a tennis ball backhand

pop - hit a pop-fly; "He popped out to shortstop"

follow through - carry a stroke to natural completion after hitting or releasing a ball

shell - hit the pitches of hard and regularly; "He shelled the pitcher for eight runs in the first inning"

ground - hit onto the ground

ground - hit a groundball; "he grounded to the second baseman"

top - strike (the top part of a ball in golf, baseball, or pool) giving it a forward spin

pull - hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing; "pull the ball"

kill - hit with great force; "He killed the ball"

kill - hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games; "She killed the ball"

connect - hit or play a ball successfully; "The batter connected for a home run"

drive - hit very hard, as by swinging a bat horizontally; "drive a ball"

drive - strike with a driver, as in teeing off; "drive a golf ball"

hole, hole out - hit the ball into the hole

bunt, drag a bunt - hit a ball in such a way so as to make it go a short distance

snick - hit a glancing blow with the edge of the bat

racket - hit (a ball) with a racket

dribble, carry - propel, "Carry the ball"; "dribble the ball"

slice - hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels in a different direction

hook - hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels to the left

single - hit a single; "the batter singled to left field"

double - hit a two-base hit

triple - hit a three-base hit

propel, impel - cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship"

smash - hit (a tennis ball) in a powerful overhead stroke

shoot - throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective; "shoot craps"; "shoot a golf ball"

volley - hit before it touches the ground; "volley the tennis ball"

croquet - drive away by hitting with one's ball, "croquet the opponent's ball"

loft - kick or strike high in the air; "loft a ball"

collide with, impinge on, run into, strike

stub - strike (one's toe) accidentally against an object; "She stubbed her toe in the dark and now it's broken"

touch - make physical contact with, come in contact with; "Touch the stone for good luck"; "She never touched her husband"

ping - hit with a pinging noise; "The bugs pinged the lamp shade"

spang, bang - leap, jerk, bang; "Bullets spanged into the trees"

rear-end - collide with the rear end of; "The car rear-ended me"

broadside - collide with the broad side of; "her car broad-sided mine"

connect - land on or hit solidly; "The brick connected on her head, knocking her out"

spat - strike with a sound like that of falling rain; "Bullets were spatting the leaves"

thud - strike with a dull sound; "Bullets were thudding against the wall"

bottom - strike the ground, as with a ship's bottom

bottom out - hit the ground; "the car bottomed out where the driveway meets the road"

bump, knock - knock against with force or violence; "My car bumped into the tree"

bump into, jar against, knock against, run into, butt against - collide violently with an obstacle; "I ran into the telephone pole"

strike - deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon; "The teacher struck the child"; "the opponent refused to strike"; "The boxer struck the attacker dead"

clash, collide - crash together with violent impact; "The cars collided"; "Two meteors clashed"

glance - hit at an angle

miss - fail to reach; "The arrow missed the target"

touch - make physical contact with, come in contact with; "Touch the stone for good luck"; "She never touched her husband"

clap - strike with the flat of the hand; usually in a friendly way, as in encouragement or greeting

bang, slam - strike violently; "slam the ball"

lace into, lam into, lay into, pitch into, tear into - hit violently, as in an attack

kick - strike with the foot; "The boy kicked the dog"; "Kick the door down"

swipe - strike with a swiping motion

smite - inflict a heavy blow on, with the hand, a tool, or a weapon

hook - hit with a hook; "His opponent hooked him badly"

swat - hit swiftly with a violent blow; "Swat flies"

bash, sock, whap, whop, bonk, bop - hit hard

bean - hit on the head, especially with a pitched baseball

pop - hit or strike; "He popped me on the head"

catch, get - reach with a blow or hit in a particular spot; "the rock caught her in the back of the head"; "The blow got him in the back"; "The punch caught him in the stomach"

conk - hit, especially on the head; "The stranger conked him and he fainted"

cosh - hit with a cosh, usually on the head

brain - hit on the head

smash, blast, boom, nail - hit hard; "He smashed a 3-run homer"

crack - hit forcefully; deal a hard blow, making a cracking noise; "The teacher cracked him across the face with a ruler"

stun, sandbag - hit something or somebody as if with a sandbag

bat - strike with, or as if with a baseball bat; "bat the ball"

bat - use a bat; "Who's batting?"

bat - have a turn at bat; "Jones bats first, followed by Martinez"

cut - hit (a ball) with a spin so that it turns in the opposite direction; "cut a Ping-Pong ball"

pound, thump, poke - hit hard with the hand, fist, or some heavy instrument; "the salesman pounded the door knocker"; "a bible-thumping Southern Baptist"

smack, thwack - deliver a hard blow to; "The teacher smacked the student who had misbehaved"

belt - deliver a blow to; "He belted his opponent"

punch, plug - deliver a quick blow to; "he punched me in the stomach"

slug, swig, slog - strike heavily, especially with the fist or a bat; "He slugged me so hard that I passed out"

wallop, whack, wham, whop - hit hard; "The teacher whacked the boy"

biff, pommel, pummel - strike, usually with the fist; "The pedestrians pummeled the demonstrators"

buff, buffet - strike, beat repeatedly; "The wind buffeted him"

box - hit with the fist; "I'll box your ears!"

bludgeon, club - strike with a club or a bludgeon

cudgel, fustigate - strike with a cudgel

arrive at, reach, attain, gain, make

catch up - reach the point where one should be after a delay; "I caught up on my homework"

surmount, scale - reach the highest point of; "We scaled the Mont Blanc"

get at, access - reach or gain access to; "How does one access the attic in this house?"; "I cannot get to the T.V. antenna, even if I climb on the roof"

bottom out - reach the low point; "Prices bottomed out and started to rise again after a while"

peak, top out - to reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity; "That wild, speculative spirit peaked in 1929";"Bids for the painting topped out at $50 million"

summit, breast - reach the summit (of a mountain); "They breasted the mountain"; "Many mountaineers go up Mt. Everest but not all summit"

top - reach or ascend the top of; "The hikers topped the mountain just before noon"

make - reach in time; "We barely made the plane"

find - succeed in reaching; arrive at; "The arrow found its mark"

culminate - reach the highest altitude or the meridian, of a celestial body

come through, get through - succeed in reaching a real or abstract destination after overcoming problems; "We finally got through the bureaucracy and could talk to the Minister"

run aground, ground - hit or reach the ground

affect, bear upon, impact, bear on, touch on, touch - have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?"

strike, hit - make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target; "The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1, 1939"; "We must strike the enemy's oil fields"; "in the fifth inning, the Giants struck, sending three runners home to win the game 5 to 2"

shoot, pip

injure, wound - cause injuries or bodily harm to

strike, hit - make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target; "The Germans struck Poland on Sept. 1, 1939"; "We must strike the enemy's oil fields"; "in the fifth inning, the Giants struck, sending three runners home to win the game 5 to 2"

shoot, blast - fire a shot; "the gunman blasted away"

gun down - strike down or shoot down

grass - shoot down, of birds

kneecap - shoot in the kneecap, often done by terrorist groups as a warning; "They kneecapped the industrialist"

pip, shoot - kill by firing a missile

come into, come by - obtain, especially accidentally

rack up, score, tally

par - make a score (on a hole) equal to par

shoot - score; "shoot a basket"; "shoot a goal"

convert - score (a spare)

convert - complete successfully; "score a penalty shot or free throw"

convert - score an extra point or points after touchdown by kicking the ball through the uprights or advancing the ball into the end zone; "Smith converted and his team won"

homer - hit a home run

gain ground, get ahead, make headway, pull ahead, win, gain, advance - obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; "The home team was gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference"

kick - make a goal; "He kicked the extra point after touchdown"

eagle - shoot in two strokes under par

hole up - score a hole in one

ace - score an ace against; "He aced his opponents"

walk - obtain a base on balls

equalise, equalize, get even - compensate; make the score equal

get, have, make - achieve a point or goal; "Nicklaus had a 70"; "The Brazilian team got 4 goals"; "She made 29 points that day"

come to, strike

impress, strike, affect, move - have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd"

attack, assail - launch an attack or assault on; begin hostilities or start warfare with; "Hitler attacked Poland on September 1, 1939 and started World War II"; "Serbian forces assailed Bosnian towns all week"

slice - hit a ball so that it causes a backspin

chop - hit sharply

stroke - strike a ball with a smooth blow

shoot, pip, hit - hit with a missile from a weapon

strike back, retaliate - make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil; "The Empire strikes back"; "The Giants struck back and won the opener"; "The Israeli army retaliated for the Hamas bombing"

hit, strike - affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely; "We were hit by really bad weather"; "He was stricken with cancer when he was still a teenager"; "The earthquake struck at midnight"

murder, off, bump off, slay, polish off, dispatch, remove

kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays"

burke - murder without leaving a trace on the body

execute - murder in a planned fashion; "The Mafioso who collaborated with the police was executed"

move, displace - cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense; "Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"

smash - hit violently; "She smashed her car against the guard rail"

attain, reach

arrive, come, get - reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress; "She arrived home at 7 o'clock"; "She didn't get to Chicago until after midnight"

max out - reach a maximum; "I maxed out on all my credit cards"

break even - attain a level at which there is neither gain nor loss, as in business, gambling, or a competitive sport

touch - make physical contact with, come in contact with; "Touch the stone for good luck"; "She never touched her husband"

ingest, consume, have, take in, take - serve oneself to, or consume regularly; "Have another bowl of chicken soup!"; "I don't take sugar in my coffee"

bring home the bacon, deliver the goods, succeed, win, come through - attain success or reach a desired goal; "The enterprise succeeded"; "We succeeded in getting tickets to the show"; "she struggled to overcome her handicap and won"

approach - make advances to someone, usually with a proposal or suggestion; "I was approached by the President to serve as his adviser in foreign matters"