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Synonyms for hit

Two senses of hit live in the word bank, and they take different synonyms. The sentence under each one is what tells them apart.

Tier 1, Foothills · 2 senses · noun · Reason line included

Sense 1 of 2nounTier 1, FoothillsActions

a conspicuous success

That song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his career.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

strike

Same sentence, swapped: That song was his first strike and marked the beginning of his career.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for hit as it is used in the sentence above.

collision
pass
mark

Sense 2 of 2nounTier 2, TreelineActions

the act of contacting one thing with another

The hit of the hammer left a deep dent.

The sentence the app shows, and the only thing that settles which meaning is meant.

The true synonym

striking

Same sentence, swapped: The striking of the hammer left a deep dent.

Close but different

These are the other three tiles the game puts on screen for this sense. Each one is a real word with a real meaning, and none of them is a synonym for hit as it is used in the sentence above.

bang
collision
catch

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Closest first: other actions words at Foothills, then the same tier across the rest of the library.

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