hit-v; 8 Senses

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

Commentary: Includes: Only concrete uses. Syntax includes: NP1[agent] HIT NP2[patient] NP1[patient] HIT (PP (NP2[agent, instrument]))

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 Nations' speech.
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: 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, 8, 12

Sense Number 2: figuratively strike; affect or experience suddenly

Commentary: Includes: HIT HOME Includes: Only abstract uses. Syntax includes: NP1[agent/theme] HIT NP2[patient](PP(NP))

Examples:
We were hit by really bad weather.
The earthquake hit at 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
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
hit_home 1

Sense Number 3: reach, attain

Commentary: Includes: HIT THE BOOKS, HIT THE JACKPOT

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!
I hit on the idea while chopping vegetables.

Mappings:
VerbNet: hit-18.1-1,reach-51.8,throw-17.1-1
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: hit.02,hit.03
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4, 7, 13, 14, 16
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
hit_the_jackpot 1
hit_the_books 1

Sense Number 4: consume to excess

Commentary: Includes: HIT IT UP

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 Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
hit_it_up 1

Sense Number 5: pay unsolicited sexual attention to

Commentary: Includes: HIT ON

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

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 16

Sense Number 6: throw oneself to the ground

Commentary: Includes: HIT THE DIRT, HIT THE DECK

Examples:
When the shots rang out, everyone hit the dirt.
At the sound and rumble of the explosion, the sailors hit the deck.

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

Sense Number 7: become angry and express rage

Commentary: Includes: HIT THE CEILING, HIT THE ROOF

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 8: go to sleep

Commentary: Includes: HIT THE HAY, HIT THE SACK

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