hit vs top out

hit is a noun but top out is not a noun.

hit and top out both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hit	Yes	No	Yes	No
top out	No	No	Yes	No

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

hit: reach a destination, either real or abstract
top out: to reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity

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

hit (noun)	top out (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)	top out (verb)
pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to	to reach the highest point; attain maximum intensity, activity
make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target	provide with a top or finish the top (of a structure)
hit with a missile from a weapon	give up one's career just as one becomes very successful
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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