| has gloss | (verb) cause to move by striking; "hit a ball"
hit |
| lexicalization | eng: hit |
| subclass of | (verb) cause to move forward with force; "Steam propels this ship"
impel, propel |
| Note: 5 other subclass(es) ommited in the following list |
| has subclass | (verb) shoot or hit in a particular manner; "She played a good backhand last night"
play |
| has subclass | (verb) hit a foul ball
foul |
| has subclass | (verb) make a cannon
cannon |
| has subclass | (verb) strike together so as to produce a sharp percussive noise; "clap two boards together"
clap |
| has subclass | (verb) make an out by hitting the ball on the ground
ground out |
| has subclass | (verb) drive (a golf ball) with the toe of the club
toe |
| has subclass | (verb) hit (a golf ball) with the heel of a club, causing the ball to veer in the wrong direction
shank |
| has subclass | (verb) hit (a golf ball) in a high arc with a backspin
pitch |
| has subclass | (verb) hit a fly
fly |
| has subclass | (verb) put in play with a snap; "snap a football"
snap |
| has subclass | (verb) propel or hit with force; "whang the ball"
whang |
| has subclass | (verb) strike (the ball) in golf, tennis, or hockey obliquely downward so as to give a backspin or elevation to the shot
undercut |
| has subclass | (verb) strike (a golf ball) lightly, with a putter; "he putted the ball several feet past the hole"
putt |
| has subclass | (verb) strike with the heel of the club; "heel a golf ball"
heel |
| has subclass | (verb) hit (a golf ball) with the toe of the club
toe |
| has subclass | (verb) hit a golf ball into a bunker
bunker |
| has subclass | (verb) hit something so that it bounces; "bounce a ball"
bounce |
| has subclass | (verb) hit a tennis ball backhand
backhand |
| has subclass | (verb) carry a stroke to natural completion after hitting or releasing a ball
follow through |
| has subclass | (verb) hit the pitches of hard and regularly; "He shelled the pitcher for eight runs in the first inning"
shell |
| has subclass | (verb) hit onto the ground
ground |
| has subclass | (verb) hit a groundball; "he grounded to the second baseman"
ground |
| has subclass | (verb) strike (the top part of a ball in golf, baseball, or pool) giving it a forward spin
top |
| has subclass | (verb) hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing; "pull the ball"
pull |
| has subclass | (verb) hit with great force; "He killed the ball"
kill |
| has subclass | (verb) hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games; "She killed the ball"
kill |
| has subclass | (verb) strike with a driver, as in teeing off; "drive a golf ball"
drive |
| has subclass | (verb) hit the ball into the hole
hole, hole out |
| has subclass | (verb) hit a glancing blow with the edge of the bat
snick |
| has subclass | (verb) hit (a ball) with a racket
racket |
| has subclass | (verb) propel, "Carry the ball"; "dribble the ball"
dribble, carry |
| has subclass | (verb) hit a ball and put a spin on it so that it travels in a different direction
slice |
| has subclass | (verb) hit a single; "the batter singled to left field"
single |
| has subclass | (verb) hit a two-base hit
double |
| has subclass | (verb) hit a three-base hit
triple |
| has subclass | (verb) hit (a tennis ball) in a powerful overhead stroke
smash |
| has subclass | (verb) throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective; "shoot craps"; "shoot a golf ball"
shoot |
| has subclass | (verb) hit before it touches the ground; "volley the tennis ball"
volley |
| has subclass | (verb) drive away by hitting with one's ball, "croquet the opponent's ball"
croquet |
| has subclass | (verb) kick or strike high in the air; "loft a ball"
loft |