hit vs strike back

strike back vs hit

hit is a noun but strike back is not a noun.

hit and strike back both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hit	Yes	No	Yes	No
strike back	No	No	Yes	No

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

hit: make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target
strike back: make a counterattack and return like for like, especially evil for evil

Other hyponyms of hit include slice, chop, stroke, retaliate.

hit (noun)	strike back (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)	strike back (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
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 strike back

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