hit vs touch on

touch on vs hit

hit is a noun but touch on is not a noun.

hit and touch on both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hit	Yes	No	Yes	No
touch on	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, touch on is a hypernym of hit; that is, touch on is a word with a broader meaning than hit:

hit: affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely
touch on: have an effect upon

Other hypernyms of hit include affect, bear on, bear upon, impact, touch.

hit (noun)	touch on (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)	touch on (verb)
pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to	restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target	have an effect upon
hit with a missile from a weapon	refer to or discuss briefly
hit the intended target or goal	be relevant to
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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