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hit vs retaliate

retaliate vs hit

hit is a noun but retaliate is not a noun.

hit and retaliate both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hit Yes No Yes No
retaliate No No Yes No
As verbs, retaliate is a hyponym of hit; that is, retaliate is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hit:
  • hit: make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target
  • retaliate: make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil
Other hyponyms of hit include slice, chop, stroke, strike back.
hit (noun) retaliate (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) retaliate (verb)
pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil
make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target take revenge for a perceived wrong
hit with a missile from a weapon
hit the intended target or goal
deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
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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