WordCmp.com

hit vs smash hit

smash hit vs hit

hit and smash hit both are nouns.

hit is a verb but smash hit is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hit Yes No Yes No
smash hit Yes No No No
As nouns, smash hit is a hyponym of hit; that is, smash hit is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hit:
  • hit: a conspicuous success
  • smash hit: an unusually successful hit with widespread popularity and huge sales (especially a movie or play or recording or novel)
Other hyponyms of hit include blockbuster, megahit, sleeper.
hit (noun) smash hit (noun)
the act of contacting one thing with another an unusually successful hit with widespread popularity and huge sales (especially a movie or play or recording or novel)
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) smash hit (verb)
pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to
make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target
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
Difference between hit and smash hit

Words related to "hit"


© WordCmp.com 2024, CC-BY 4.0 / CC-BY-SA 3.0.