hit vs execute

hit is a noun but execute is not a noun.

hit and execute both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hit	Yes	No	Yes	No
execute	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, execute is a hyponym of hit; that is, execute is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hit:

hit: kill intentionally and with premeditation
execute: murder in a planned fashion

Other hyponyms of hit include burke.

hit (noun)	execute (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)	execute (verb)
pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to	sign in the presence of witnesses
make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target	put in effect
hit with a missile from a weapon	carry out or perform an action
hit the intended target or goal	kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment
deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument	murder in a planned fashion
hit against; come into sudden contact with	carry out the legalities of
produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments	carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine
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

Difference between hit and execute

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