hits

hits · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Successful songs, movies, or other works of entertainment.

  2. 2.

    Third person singular present of "hit"; strikes or comes into contact with.

  3. 3.

    Instances of striking or contact.

  4. 4.

    Visits to a website or page views.

  5. 5.

    Doses of a drug (slang).

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    greatest hits — a compilation of an artist's most successful songs
  • •
    direct hits — strikes that reach their target exactly
  • •
    hits and misses — successes and failures

Related words

Antonyms: failures, flops, misses
See also: hit, song, strike, success
Synonyms: blows, strikes, successes, visits

Etymology

Plural of "hit," from Old Norse hitta ("to meet with, find"). The musical sense developed in the 20th century.