hitting (verb)
31smash down — verb a) To cause to fall down and break by hitting it hard. b) To fall heavily …
32hit the bottle — verb To drink alcohol steadily and in excess, particularly in response to a setback. Hes been hitting the bottle hard since his wife left him. Syn: hit the booze, hit the sauce …
33cool it — verb calm down, relax, take a time out We did tell him to cool it but he just got more and more irate: he ended up hitting him …
34stake out — verb a) To mark off the limits by stakes; as, to stake out land; to stake out a new road. Bradley, von Schoenvorts and I, with Miss La Rues help, staked out the various buildings and the outer wall. When the day was done, we had quite an array of …
35go in off — verb To pot the cue ball accidentally after hitting the object ball …
36beat — verb (past beat; past participle beaten) 1》 strike (a person or an animal) repeatedly and violently so as to hurt or punish them. ↘strike repeatedly so as to make a noise. ↘flatten or shape (metal) by striking it repeatedly with a hammer …
37bounce — verb 1》 (of an object, especially a ball) spring quickly up or away from a surface after hitting it. ↘(of light, sound, or an electronic signal) reflect back from a surface. ↘(also bounce back) (of an email) be returned to its sender… …
38run — verb (runs, running, ran ran; past participle run) 1》 move at a speed faster than a walk, never having both or all feet on the ground at the same time. ↘enter or be entered in a race. ↘(of hounds) chase or hunt their quarry. ↘(of a… …
39squeeze — verb 1》 firmly press from opposite or all sides, typically with the fingers. ↘extract (liquid or a soft substance) from something by squeezing. 2》 (squeeze in/into/through) manage to get into or through (a restricted space). ↘(squeeze… …
40take — verb (past took; past participle taken) 1》 reach for and hold with one s hands. 2》 carry or bring with one; convey or guide. ↘remove from a place. ↘subtract. 3》 accept or receive. ↘understand or accept as valid. ↘submit to,… …
