hit vs surmount

surmount vs hit

hit is a noun but surmount is not a noun.

hit and surmount both are verbs.

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

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

hit: reach a destination, either real or abstract
surmount: reach the highest point of

Other hyponyms of hit include catch up, scale, access, get at, bottom out, peak, top out, breast, summit, top, make, find, culminate, come through, get through, ground, run aground.

hit (noun)	surmount (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)	surmount (verb)
pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to	get on top of; deal with successfully
make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target	be or do something to a greater degree
hit with a missile from a weapon	reach the highest point of
hit the intended target or goal	be on top of
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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