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hit on

verb

  1. to strike
  2. Alsohit upon to discover unexpectedly or guess correctly
  3. slang.
    to make sexual advances to (a person)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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According to the police, he was hit on the head with a blunt object and was later admitted to hospital, where he is in a stable condition.

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Temperatures in Beijing are expected to drop by 13 degrees Celsius within 24 hours, when the strongest winds hit on Saturday, authorities said.

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Tuesday’s home run, hit on an arching line to the left-center-field bullpen, served as a long-awaited first example.

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Scattered showers that hit on Thursday could be the last bout of precipitation the region sees for a while.

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A 54% tariff hit on Chinese goods entering the US is certainly huge and will no doubt hurt Chinese companies trying to sell into that market.

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