hitting

Definitions of hitting

1. noun

   the act of contacting one thing with another
   synonyms: hit, striking

   types:

   contusion

   the action of bruising

   crash, smash

   the act of colliding with something

   bunt

   (baseball) the act of hitting a baseball lightly without swinging the bat

   fly, fly ball

   (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air

   ground ball, groundball, grounder, hopper

   (baseball) a hit that travels along the ground

   header

   (soccer) the act of hitting the ball with your head

   scorcher, screamer

   a very hard hit ball

   plunk, plunker

   (baseball) hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly

   impaction, impingement

   a sharp collision produced by striking or dashing against something

   blast

   a very long fly ball

   pop fly, pop-fly, pop-up

   a short high fly ball

   chop, chopper

   a grounder that bounces high in the air

   roller

   a grounder that rolls along the infield

   line drive, liner

   (baseball) a hit that flies straight out from the batter

   flare

   (baseball) a fly ball hit a short distance into the outfield

   Texas leaguer

   (baseball) a fly ball that falls between and infielder and an outfielder

   type of:

   touch, touching

   the act of putting two things together with no space between them