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hit vs culminate

culminate vs hit

hit is a noun but culminate is not a noun.

hit and culminate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hit Yes No Yes No
culminate No No Yes No
As verbs, culminate is a hyponym of hit; that is, culminate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hit:
  • hit: reach a destination, either real or abstract
  • culminate: reach the highest altitude or the meridian, of a celestial body
Other hyponyms of hit include catch up, scale, surmount, access, get at, bottom out, peak, top out, breast, summit, top, make, find, come through, get through, ground, run aground.
hit (noun) culminate (noun)
the act of contacting one thing with another
a conspicuous success
(baseball) when a batter strikes a picthed ball into fair territory and arrives safely on base (without an error or a fielder's choice being made by the defense)
a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate
a connection made via the internet to another website
a dose of a narcotic drug
(physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together
hit (verb) culminate (verb)
pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage
make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target rise to, or form, a summit
hit with a missile from a weapon bring to a head or to the highest point
hit the intended target or goal reach the highest altitude or the meridian, of a celestial body
deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument reach the highest or most decisive point
hit against; come into sudden contact with
produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments
cause to move by striking
affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely
reach a destination, either real or abstract
drive something violently into a location
reach a point in time, or a certain state or level
cause to experience suddenly
encounter by chance
kill intentionally and with premeditation
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