hit-v; 10 Senses

Sense Number 1: strike with an instrument, missile, or oneself

Examples:
Jasmine hit the ball to her cousin.
When the car hit the tree, the windshield shattered.
Don't hit your brother!
He was hit with a bullet at close range.
Khruschev is famous for hitting his shoe against a table to interrupt a United Nation's speech.

Mappings:
VerbNet: bump-18.4,hit-18.1-1,throw-17.1-1
FrameNet: Cause_harm,Impact,Experience_bodily_harm,Cause_impact,Hit_target
PropBank: hit.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2, 3, 6, 12

Sense Number 2: figuratively strike; affect or experience suddenly

Examples:
We were hit by really bad weather.
The earthquake hit a midnight.
The Germans hit Poland that September.
An interesting thought hit her.
His words really hit home.
The company was hit with an injunction.

Mappings:
VerbNet: hit-18.1-1
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: hit.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5, 9, 10, 11
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
hit_home 1

Sense Number 3: reach, attain

Examples:
We hit Detroit by noon.
The product should hit the market in June.
Let's hit the stores right when they open tomorrow.
I need to hit the books before exams.
The temperature hit 100 degrees today.
The water hit the top stair in out basement.
Her speech hit a sour note at the end.
You hit the bullseye!
He hit the jackpot!
You hit the nail on the head!

Mappings:
VerbNet: hit-18.1-1,reach-51.8
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: hit.02,hit.03
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4, 13, 16, 14
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
hit_the_jackpot 1
hit_the_books 1

Sense Number 4: consume to excess

Examples:
Every time she gets upset, she hits the bottle.
Don't you think you're hitting the cookies kind of hard?
He really hit it up last night.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 15
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
hit_it_up 1

Sense Number 5: perform a type of ball striking in a sport

Examples:
Williams hit a pop fly to center field.
He's hit 32 home runs already this season.
She hit a long drive to the middle of the fairway.
He hit .300 last season.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 8

Sense Number 6: discover or encounter, esp. by chance

Examples:
I hit on the idea while chopping vegetables.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 7

Sense Number 7: pay unsolicited sexual attention to

Examples:
He likes to go to bars and hit on women.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 17

Sense Number 8: throw oneself to the ground

Examples:
When the shots rang out, everyone hit the dirt.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
hit_the_deck 1
hit_the_dirt 1

Sense Number 9: become angry and express rage

Examples:
When she came home at 2a.m., her father hit the ceiling.
I nearly hit the roof when I saw the Visa bill.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
hit_the_ceiling 1
hit_the_roof 1

Sense Number 10: go to sleep

Examples:
I need to hit the hay.
You should hit the sack

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
hit_the_hay 1
hit_the_sack 1