hit vs kill

hit and kill both are nouns.

hit and kill both are verbs.

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

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

hit: cause to move by striking
kill: hit with great force

Other hyponyms of hit include play, foul, cannon, clap, ground out, toe, shank, pitch, fly, snap, whang, undercut, putt, heel, toe, bunker, bounce, backhand, pop, follow through, shell, ground, top, pull, connect, drive, drive, hole, hole out, bunt, drag a bunt, snick, racket, carry, dribble, slice, hook, single, double, triple, smash, shoot, volley, croquet, loft.

As verbs, kill is a hypernym of hit; that is, kill is a word with a broader meaning than hit:

hit: kill intentionally and with premeditation
kill: cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly

hit (noun)	kill (noun)
the act of contacting one thing with another	the act of terminating a life
a conspicuous success	the destruction of an enemy plane or ship or tank or missile
(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)	the body of an animal, or bodies of animals, killed by a person or another animal
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)	kill (verb)
pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to	mark for deletion, rub off, or erase
make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target	destroy a vitally essential quality of or in
hit with a missile from a weapon	cause to cease operating
hit the intended target or goal	tire out completely
deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument	end or extinguish by forceful means
hit against; come into sudden contact with	drink down entirely
produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments	cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly
cause to move by striking	cause the death of, without intention
affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely	deprive of life
reach a destination, either real or abstract	hit with great force
drive something violently into a location	hit with so much force as to make a return impossible, in racket games
reach a point in time, or a certain state or level	overwhelm with hilarity, pleasure, or admiration
cause to experience suddenly	be the source of great pain for
encounter by chance	thwart the passage of
kill intentionally and with premeditation	be fatal

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