hit on
Britishverb
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to strike
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Also: hit upon. to discover unexpectedly or guess correctly
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slang to make sexual advances to (a person)
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Also, hit upon . Discover, happen to find, as in I've hit upon a solution to this problem . [c. 1700]
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Make sexual advances to someone, especially unwanted ones, as in You can't go into that bar without being hit on . [ Slang ; mid-1900s]
Example Sentences
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Tuesday’s gains also erased some of the stock’s recent losses, putting the shares 18% higher than their 52-week low hit on Feb. 25.
From MarketWatch
“Holiday” was a hit on Broadway and filmed twice within a decade; the 1938 version starring Katharine Hepburn and Cary Grant is among the great movie comedies of an era rich in them.
Figma shares are more than 80% below the all-time intraday high they hit on their second day of trading.
From Barron's
In gym class he got hit on the head with a volleyball.
From Literature
Jenner is likely taking a significant financial hit on the property as it languishes on the market.
From MarketWatch
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