HITS

Cause to move by striking

Example: "Hit a ball"

Hit against; come into sudden contact with

Example: "The car hit a tree"

Deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument

Example: "He hit her hard in the face"

Reach a destination, either real or abstract

Example: "We hit detroit by noon"

Affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely

Example: "We were hit by really bad weather"

Hit with a missile from a weapon

Encounter by chance

Example: "I stumbled across a long-lost cousin last night in a restaurant"

Cause to experience suddenly

Example: "Panic struck me"

Make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target

Example: "The germans struck poland on sept. 1, 1939"

Kill intentionally and with premeditation

Example: "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered"

Drive something violently into a location

Example: "He hit his fist on the table"

Reach a point in time, or a certain state or level

Example: "The thermometer hit 100 degrees"

Produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments

Example: "The pianist strikes a middle c"

Hit the intended target or goal

Pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to

Example: "He tries to hit on women in bars"