hitting (verb)
21ground out — verb make an out by hitting the ball on the ground (Freq. 1) • Topics: ↑baseball, ↑baseball game • Hypernyms: ↑hit • Verb Frames: Somebody s * * * …
22strike off — verb remove from a list Cross the name of the dead person off the list • Syn: ↑cross off, ↑cross out, ↑strike out, ↑mark • Hypernyms: ↑take away, ↑take out …
23restrain — verb ADVERB ▪ barely ▪ I barely restrained myself from hitting him. ▪ properly ▪ The horse must be properly restrained in a location where it would not hurt itself. ▪ forcibly …
24connect — verb 1 JOIN (T) to join two or more things together: This railway line connects London and Edinburgh. | connect sth to/with: Connect the speakers to the record player and plug it in. | connecting passage/door etc (=one that joins two rooms,… …
25transform — verb (t) /trænsˈfɔm / (say trans fawm) 1. to change in form; change to something of a different form; metamorphose. 2. to change in appearance, condition, nature, or character, especially completely or extensively. 3. to change (one substance,… …
26hit it up — verb become drunk or drink excessively (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑souse, ↑soak, ↑inebriate • Derivationally related forms: ↑inebriation (for: ↑inebriate), ↑ …
27knock out of the box — verb a) To cause a pitcher to be replaced by heavy hitting. b) To cause something to be replaced by something else. Syn: oust See Also: out of the box …
28hit the books — verb To study, especially with particular intensity. They go to the beach when they should be hitting the books and then they wonder why they get bad grades …
29outhit — verb To hit something better or further than another, especially to score better in a game involving hitting a ball with a bat …
30hit one's stride — verb a) when walking or running, to reach a full or comfortable pace I usually start running slowly for a warm up and then hit my stride a few minutes into the run. b) to reach a full level of efficiency, competence …
