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hit vs nail

nail vs hit

hit and nail both are nouns.

hit and nail both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hit Yes No Yes No
nail Yes No Yes No
As verbs, nail is a hyponym of hit; that is, nail is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hit:
  • hit: deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
  • nail: hit with great force
Other hyponyms of hit include clap, bang, slam, lace into, lam into, lay into, pitch into, tear into, kick, swipe, smite, hook, swat, bash, bonk, bop, sock, whap, whop, bean, pop, catch, get, conk, cosh, brain, blast, boom, smash, crack, sandbag, stun, bat, bat, bat, cut, poke, pound, thump, smack, thwack, belt, plug, punch, slog, slug, swig, wallop, whack, wham, whop, biff, pommel, pummel, buff, buffet, box, bludgeon, club, cudgel, fustigate.
hit (noun) nail (noun)
the act of contacting one thing with another a thin pointed piece of metal that is hammered into materials as a fastener
a conspicuous success horny plate covering and protecting part of the dorsal surface of the digits
(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 former unit of length for cloth equal to 1/16 of a yard
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) nail (verb)
pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to complete a pass
make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target attach something somewhere by means of nails
hit with a missile from a weapon take into custody
hit the intended target or goal hit with great force
deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument locate exactly
hit against; come into sudden contact with succeed at easily
produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments succeed in obtaining a position
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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