dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/hit_MW.json

{
  "Hitchcock":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "Edward 1793\u20131864 American geologist":[],
      "Sir Alfred Joseph 1899\u20131980 British film director":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hich-\u02cck\u00e4k"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-091229",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "biographical name"
    ]
  },
  "Hitchcock chair":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a turned usually rush-seated chair with legs often and back always slightly bent with a top rail and back posts above the seat, and with a finish usually of black paint and stenciled decoration":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "after Lambert H. Hitchcock \u20201852 American furniture manufacturer":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-231809",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "Hitchiti":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a Muskogean people of Georgia, member of the Creek confederacy":[],
      ": a member of such people":[],
      ": the language of the Hitchiti people":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hich\u0259t\u0113"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-114558",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "Hitler":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "Adolf 1889\u20131945 German chancellor and f\u00fchrer (1933\u201345)":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hit-l\u0259r"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-200411",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "biographical name"
    ]
  },
  "hit":{
    "antonyms":[
      "blockbuster",
      "megahit",
      "smash",
      "success",
      "supernova",
      "winner"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a great success":[
        "The show was a big hit .",
        "a compilation of the band's greatest hits",
        "The pony rides were a hit with the kids."
      ],
      ": a premeditated murder committed especially by a member of a crime syndicate (see syndicate entry 1 sense 3c )":[
        "a hit on a rival gang leader"
      ],
      ": a quantity of a drug ingested at one time":[
        "took a hit of LSD"
      ],
      ": a stroke of luck":[],
      ": a successful match in a search (as of a computer database or the Internet)":[],
      ": a telling or critical remark":[],
      ": an act or instance of striking or forcefully coming in contact with someone or something : an act or instance of hitting or being hit":[
        "penalized for an illegal hit from behind",
        "The bunker took a direct hit from the bombers."
      ],
      ": an instance of connecting to a particular website":[
        "a million hits per day"
      ],
      ": attack":[
        "where the terrorists would hit next"
      ],
      ": base hit":[],
      ": bat sense 1":[
        "next up to hit"
      ],
      ": bat sense 2b":[
        "a player who can hit .300"
      ],
      ": reach , attain":[
        "prices hit a new high",
        "kept digging until he hit water",
        "She'll hit 50 on her next birthday."
      ],
      ": strike sense 11b":[],
      ": to accord with : suit":[
        "hits public tastes"
      ],
      ": to achieve great success":[],
      ": to affect especially detrimentally":[
        "farmers hit by drought",
        "Many families were hit hard during the recession."
      ],
      ": to apply forcefully or suddenly":[
        "hit the brakes",
        "Will someone hit the lights"
      ],
      ": to arrive or appear at, in, or on":[
        "hit town",
        "the best time to hit the stores",
        "The newest issue hits newsstands tomorrow."
      ],
      ": to arrive with a forceful effect like that of a blow":[
        "the storm hit"
      ],
      ": to be exactly right":[],
      ": to be in agreement : suit":[],
      ": to become notably and unexpectedly successful":[],
      ": to begin or proceed quickly, energetically, or effectively":[],
      ": to bite at or on":[
        "will only hit live bait"
      ],
      ": to cause to come into contact":[
        "She accidentally hit her head getting into the car."
      ],
      ": to come in quick forceful contact with":[
        "the ball hit the window",
        "He was hit by a car.",
        "The tank was hit by enemy fire."
      ],
      ": to come into contact with something":[
        "the plate shattered when it hit"
      ],
      ": to deal another card to (as in blackjack )":[
        "hit me"
      ],
      ": to deliver (something, such as a blow) by action":[],
      ": to discover or meet especially by chance":[
        "prospectors hitting gold",
        "hit a snowstorm while driving home",
        "hit a run of bad luck"
      ],
      ": to fire a quantity of mixed fuel and air in the cylinders (see cylinder sense 2b )":[
        "the engine wouldn't hit"
      ],
      ": to get along well : become friends":[
        "they hit it off immediately"
      ],
      ": to give complete or special satisfaction":[
        "\u2014 used especially of food or drink"
      ],
      ": to give vent to a burst of anger or angry protest":[],
      ": to go to bed":[],
      ": to have a major usually undesirable impact":[],
      ": to indulge in excessively":[
        "He repeatedly hit the bottle [=drank alcoholic beverages excessively] and, following a wild binge, was exiled to a remote post in the mountains \u2026",
        "\u2014 Stanley Karnow"
      ],
      ": to make a request of":[
        "hit his friend for 10 dollars",
        "\u2014 often used with up hit us up for some change"
      ],
      ": to make especially sexual overtures to":[],
      ": to reach a limiting point or situation at which progress or success ceases":[],
      ": to reach or strike (something, such as a target) especially for a score in a game or contest":[
        "couldn't seem to hit the basket"
      ],
      ": to reach the point of physical exhaustion during strenuous activity":[],
      ": to reach with or as if with a sudden blow":[
        "His mom told him to stop hitting his sister."
      ],
      ": to reflect accurately":[
        "hit the right note"
      ],
      ": to strike (something, such as a ball) with an object (such as a bat, club, or racket) so as to impart or redirect motion":[
        "hit a fastball into the outfield"
      ],
      ": to strike a blow":[
        "boxers hitting furiously at each other"
      ],
      ": to study especially with intensity":[],
      ": to succeed in attaining or coming up with something":[
        "\u2014 often used with on or upon hit on a solution"
      ],
      ": to touch on or at the most important points or places":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "She told her son to stop hitting his sister.",
      "She hit him hard with her purse.",
      "The boxers hit each other with their fists.",
      "The boxers were hitting furiously at each other.",
      "She hit the ball right to the shortstop.",
      "The ball hit the house.",
      "The plate shattered when it hit the floor.",
      "The tank was hit by enemy fire.",
      "He was hit by a car.",
      "The ship hit an iceberg.",
      "Noun",
      "The player was penalized for an illegal hit from behind.",
      "The torpedo made a direct hit .",
      "The pony ride was a big hit at the party.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The triggers may be some kind of strategic corporate action (like M&A activity), external macroeconomic trends (like the pandemic or global supply chain breakdowns) or a simple failure to hit your own performance targets for any number of reasons. \u2014 Prateek Chakravarty, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
      "The story of how D.C. pop-rockers Pretty Bitter recorded their new album is an increasingly familiar one to any band that hoped to hit the studio during the last two-plus pandemic-squeezed years. \u2014 Chris Kelly, Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
      "After dipping earlier in the week, the average price of a gallon of regular in metro Atlanta edged back up as getaway time approached, rising several cents through the morning Wednesday to hit $4.44 at mid-day. \u2014 Michael E. Kanell, ajc , 29 June 2022",
      "Turner, according to prosecutors, got in her car and tried to hit the man during an argument. \u2014 Adam Ferrise, cleveland , 29 June 2022",
      "Summer is in full force, which means there are about to be a ton of fun events and parties to hit up with your besties. \u2014 Samantha Olson, Seventeen , 29 June 2022",
      "Eve of Judgement is set to hit stores July 13, with Judgment Day #1 following on July 20. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 29 June 2022",
      "McBryde, who recently performed at Spotify House at CMA Fest, has shows scheduled through October, and is also set to hit the road with Wynonna Judd in the fall. \u2014 Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE.com , 29 June 2022",
      "Tomatoes need at least 8 hours of sunlight to hit their leaves daily for the best growth and fruiting. \u2014 Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens , 29 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Except then the pandemic hit and labor wasn\u2019t so cheap anymore. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 1 July 2022",
      "But Thursday night was concrete proof a viral hit does not equal superstardom. \u2014 Journal Sentinel , 1 July 2022",
      "The scans showed Pinch had been killed by a precise hit to the skull that went into her brain. \u2014 Madison Smalstig, The Indianapolis Star , 1 July 2022",
      "No one has gotten a hit or a run off him in his last six games. \u2014 Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times , 1 July 2022",
      "As so often seems to be the case with the hero\u2019s journey of famous groups, Eurythmics\u2019 first hit might have been its last chance. \u2014 Allison Stewart, Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
      "Later that day, officers went to the address listed with the car\u2019s registration, where the owner of the car admitted to the hit -skip. \u2014 cleveland , 30 June 2022",
      "Ross\u2019s first hit on any Billboard airplay chart since 2006 and her first as a lead artist since 1999. \u2014 Melinda Newman, Billboard , 30 June 2022",
      "Jamie suspects his biological father of ordering the hit on the other members of the Dutton family. \u2014 oregonlive , 30 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Old English hyttan , probably from Old Norse hitta to meet with, hit":"Verb and Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hit"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "bang",
      "bash",
      "bat",
      "belt",
      "biff",
      "bludgeon",
      "bob",
      "bonk",
      "bop",
      "box",
      "bust",
      "clap",
      "clip",
      "clobber",
      "clock",
      "clout",
      "crack",
      "hammer",
      "knock",
      "nail",
      "paste",
      "pound",
      "punch",
      "rap",
      "slam",
      "slap",
      "slog",
      "slug",
      "smack",
      "smite",
      "sock",
      "strike",
      "swat",
      "swipe",
      "tag",
      "thump",
      "thwack",
      "wallop",
      "whack",
      "whale",
      "zap"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-191858",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "hit (on":{
    "antonyms":[
      "blockbuster",
      "megahit",
      "smash",
      "success",
      "supernova",
      "winner"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a great success":[
        "The show was a big hit .",
        "a compilation of the band's greatest hits",
        "The pony rides were a hit with the kids."
      ],
      ": a premeditated murder committed especially by a member of a crime syndicate (see syndicate entry 1 sense 3c )":[
        "a hit on a rival gang leader"
      ],
      ": a quantity of a drug ingested at one time":[
        "took a hit of LSD"
      ],
      ": a stroke of luck":[],
      ": a successful match in a search (as of a computer database or the Internet)":[],
      ": a telling or critical remark":[],
      ": an act or instance of striking or forcefully coming in contact with someone or something : an act or instance of hitting or being hit":[
        "penalized for an illegal hit from behind",
        "The bunker took a direct hit from the bombers."
      ],
      ": an instance of connecting to a particular website":[
        "a million hits per day"
      ],
      ": attack":[
        "where the terrorists would hit next"
      ],
      ": base hit":[],
      ": bat sense 1":[
        "next up to hit"
      ],
      ": bat sense 2b":[
        "a player who can hit .300"
      ],
      ": reach , attain":[
        "prices hit a new high",
        "kept digging until he hit water",
        "She'll hit 50 on her next birthday."
      ],
      ": strike sense 11b":[],
      ": to accord with : suit":[
        "hits public tastes"
      ],
      ": to achieve great success":[],
      ": to affect especially detrimentally":[
        "farmers hit by drought",
        "Many families were hit hard during the recession."
      ],
      ": to apply forcefully or suddenly":[
        "hit the brakes",
        "Will someone hit the lights"
      ],
      ": to arrive or appear at, in, or on":[
        "hit town",
        "the best time to hit the stores",
        "The newest issue hits newsstands tomorrow."
      ],
      ": to arrive with a forceful effect like that of a blow":[
        "the storm hit"
      ],
      ": to be exactly right":[],
      ": to be in agreement : suit":[],
      ": to become notably and unexpectedly successful":[],
      ": to begin or proceed quickly, energetically, or effectively":[],
      ": to bite at or on":[
        "will only hit live bait"
      ],
      ": to cause to come into contact":[
        "She accidentally hit her head getting into the car."
      ],
      ": to come in quick forceful contact with":[
        "the ball hit the window",
        "He was hit by a car.",
        "The tank was hit by enemy fire."
      ],
      ": to come into contact with something":[
        "the plate shattered when it hit"
      ],
      ": to deal another card to (as in blackjack )":[
        "hit me"
      ],
      ": to deliver (something, such as a blow) by action":[],
      ": to discover or meet especially by chance":[
        "prospectors hitting gold",
        "hit a snowstorm while driving home",
        "hit a run of bad luck"
      ],
      ": to fire a quantity of mixed fuel and air in the cylinders (see cylinder sense 2b )":[
        "the engine wouldn't hit"
      ],
      ": to get along well : become friends":[
        "they hit it off immediately"
      ],
      ": to give complete or special satisfaction":[
        "\u2014 used especially of food or drink"
      ],
      ": to give vent to a burst of anger or angry protest":[],
      ": to go to bed":[],
      ": to have a major usually undesirable impact":[],
      ": to indulge in excessively":[
        "He repeatedly hit the bottle [=drank alcoholic beverages excessively] and, following a wild binge, was exiled to a remote post in the mountains \u2026",
        "\u2014 Stanley Karnow"
      ],
      ": to make a request of":[
        "hit his friend for 10 dollars",
        "\u2014 often used with up hit us up for some change"
      ],
      ": to make especially sexual overtures to":[],
      ": to reach a limiting point or situation at which progress or success ceases":[],
      ": to reach or strike (something, such as a target) especially for a score in a game or contest":[
        "couldn't seem to hit the basket"
      ],
      ": to reach the point of physical exhaustion during strenuous activity":[],
      ": to reach with or as if with a sudden blow":[
        "His mom told him to stop hitting his sister."
      ],
      ": to reflect accurately":[
        "hit the right note"
      ],
      ": to strike (something, such as a ball) with an object (such as a bat, club, or racket) so as to impart or redirect motion":[
        "hit a fastball into the outfield"
      ],
      ": to strike a blow":[
        "boxers hitting furiously at each other"
      ],
      ": to study especially with intensity":[],
      ": to succeed in attaining or coming up with something":[
        "\u2014 often used with on or upon hit on a solution"
      ],
      ": to touch on or at the most important points or places":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "She told her son to stop hitting his sister.",
      "She hit him hard with her purse.",
      "The boxers hit each other with their fists.",
      "The boxers were hitting furiously at each other.",
      "She hit the ball right to the shortstop.",
      "The ball hit the house.",
      "The plate shattered when it hit the floor.",
      "The tank was hit by enemy fire.",
      "He was hit by a car.",
      "The ship hit an iceberg.",
      "Noun",
      "The player was penalized for an illegal hit from behind.",
      "The torpedo made a direct hit .",
      "The pony ride was a big hit at the party.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "The triggers may be some kind of strategic corporate action (like M&A activity), external macroeconomic trends (like the pandemic or global supply chain breakdowns) or a simple failure to hit your own performance targets for any number of reasons. \u2014 Prateek Chakravarty, Forbes , 30 June 2022",
      "The story of how D.C. pop-rockers Pretty Bitter recorded their new album is an increasingly familiar one to any band that hoped to hit the studio during the last two-plus pandemic-squeezed years. \u2014 Chris Kelly, Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
      "After dipping earlier in the week, the average price of a gallon of regular in metro Atlanta edged back up as getaway time approached, rising several cents through the morning Wednesday to hit $4.44 at mid-day. \u2014 Michael E. Kanell, ajc , 29 June 2022",
      "Turner, according to prosecutors, got in her car and tried to hit the man during an argument. \u2014 Adam Ferrise, cleveland , 29 June 2022",
      "Summer is in full force, which means there are about to be a ton of fun events and parties to hit up with your besties. \u2014 Samantha Olson, Seventeen , 29 June 2022",
      "Eve of Judgement is set to hit stores July 13, with Judgment Day #1 following on July 20. \u2014 Christian Holub, EW.com , 29 June 2022",
      "McBryde, who recently performed at Spotify House at CMA Fest, has shows scheduled through October, and is also set to hit the road with Wynonna Judd in the fall. \u2014 Rachel Desantis, PEOPLE.com , 29 June 2022",
      "Tomatoes need at least 8 hours of sunlight to hit their leaves daily for the best growth and fruiting. \u2014 Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens , 29 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Except then the pandemic hit and labor wasn\u2019t so cheap anymore. \u2014 Andrew Stuttaford, National Review , 1 July 2022",
      "But Thursday night was concrete proof a viral hit does not equal superstardom. \u2014 Journal Sentinel , 1 July 2022",
      "The scans showed Pinch had been killed by a precise hit to the skull that went into her brain. \u2014 Madison Smalstig, The Indianapolis Star , 1 July 2022",
      "No one has gotten a hit or a run off him in his last six games. \u2014 Sarah Valenzuela, Los Angeles Times , 1 July 2022",
      "As so often seems to be the case with the hero\u2019s journey of famous groups, Eurythmics\u2019 first hit might have been its last chance. \u2014 Allison Stewart, Washington Post , 30 June 2022",
      "Later that day, officers went to the address listed with the car\u2019s registration, where the owner of the car admitted to the hit -skip. \u2014 cleveland , 30 June 2022",
      "Ross\u2019s first hit on any Billboard airplay chart since 2006 and her first as a lead artist since 1999. \u2014 Melinda Newman, Billboard , 30 June 2022",
      "Jamie suspects his biological father of ordering the hit on the other members of the Dutton family. \u2014 oregonlive , 30 June 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a":"Verb"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English, from Old English hyttan , probably from Old Norse hitta to meet with, hit":"Verb and Noun"
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hit"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "bang",
      "bash",
      "bat",
      "belt",
      "biff",
      "bludgeon",
      "bob",
      "bonk",
      "bop",
      "box",
      "bust",
      "clap",
      "clip",
      "clobber",
      "clock",
      "clout",
      "crack",
      "hammer",
      "knock",
      "nail",
      "paste",
      "pound",
      "punch",
      "rap",
      "slam",
      "slap",
      "slog",
      "slug",
      "smack",
      "smite",
      "sock",
      "strike",
      "swat",
      "swipe",
      "tag",
      "thump",
      "thwack",
      "wallop",
      "whack",
      "whale",
      "zap"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-174253",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "hit (on ":{
    "antonyms":[
      "blockbuster",
      "megahit",
      "smash",
      "success",
      "supernova",
      "winner"
    ],
    "definitions":[
      ": to reach with or as if with a sudden blow",
      ": to come in quick forceful contact with",
      ": to strike (something, such as a ball) with an object (such as a bat, club, or racket) so as to impart or redirect motion",
      ": to cause to come into contact",
      ": to deliver (something, such as a blow) by action",
      ": to apply forcefully or suddenly",
      ": to affect especially detrimentally",
      ": to make a request of",
      ": to discover or meet especially by chance",
      ": to accord with : suit",
      ": reach , attain",
      ": to arrive or appear at, in, or on",
      ": to bite at or on",
      ": to reflect accurately",
      ": to reach or strike (something, such as a target) especially for a score in a game or contest",
      ": bat sense 2b",
      ": to indulge in excessively",
      ": to deal another card to (as in blackjack )",
      ": to strike a blow",
      ": to arrive with a forceful effect like that of a blow",
      ": to come into contact with something",
      ": attack",
      ": strike sense 11b",
      ": bat sense 1",
      ": to succeed in attaining or coming up with something",
      ": to be in agreement : suit",
      ": to fire a quantity of mixed fuel and air in the cylinders (see cylinder sense 2b )",
      ": to achieve great success",
      ": to get along well : become friends",
      ": to make especially sexual overtures to",
      ": to study especially with intensity",
      ": to have a major usually undesirable impact",
      ": to begin or proceed quickly, energetically, or effectively",
      ": to go to bed",
      ": to touch on or at the most important points or places",
      ": to become notably and unexpectedly successful",
      ": to be exactly right",
      ": leave , travel",
      ": to set out",
      ": to give vent to a burst of anger or angry protest",
      ": to give complete or special satisfaction",
      ": to reach the point of physical exhaustion during strenuous activity",
      ": to reach a limiting point or situation at which progress or success ceases",
      ": an act or instance of striking or forcefully coming in contact with someone or something : an act or instance of hitting or being hit",
      ": a stroke of luck",
      ": a great success",
      ": a telling or critical remark",
      ": base hit",
      ": a quantity of a drug ingested at one time",
      ": a premeditated murder committed especially by a member of a crime syndicate (see syndicate entry 1 sense 3c )",
      ": an instance of connecting to a particular website",
      ": a successful match in a search (as of a computer database or the Internet)",
      ": to strike or be struck by (someone or something) forcefully",
      ": to cause or allow (something) to come into contact with something",
      ": to affect or be affected by in a harmful or damaging way",
      ": occur sense 1",
      ": to come upon by chance",
      ": to arrive at",
      ": a blow striking an object aimed at",
      ": something very successful",
      ": a batted baseball that enables the batter to reach base safely",
      ": a match in a computer search"
    ],
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "Rahm\u2019s first shot from a fairway bunker hit the lip and nearly rolled into his footprint. \u2014 Doug Ferguson, Chicago Tribune , 19 June 2022",
      "Neno\u2019s energy after punching a two-run double to score sisters Ava and Lena Tsonis percolated across the diamond, her hit scoring what would amount to the game-winning runs in the bottom of the fifth inning. \u2014 Cam Kerry, BostonGlobe.com , 18 June 2022",
      "Taira and a colleague were taken prisoner by Russian forces on March 16, the same day a Russian airstrike hit a theater in the city center, killing around 600 people, according to an Associated Press investigation. \u2014 Ella Lee, USA TODAY , 18 June 2022",
      "An inning later, Mancini hit a groundball to shortstop with two outs but reached on an error. \u2014 Nathan Ruiz, Baltimore Sun , 18 June 2022",
      "When wild vegetation dies off due to lack of rain, yellow jackets and other insects hit up other sources of food. \u2014 Bethany Brookshire, Good Housekeeping , 18 June 2022",
      "After a mound visit, Manoah hit Jose Trevino with a pitch and the Yankees catcher was awarded first base. \u2014 Ian Harrison, Hartford Courant , 18 June 2022",
      "Castro and B\u00e1ez hit singles to reach safely, but just like in the fourth, the next two batters were retired consecutively: Robbie Grossman (strikeout) and Jonathan Schoop (flyout). \u2014 Evan Petzold, Detroit Free Press , 18 June 2022",
      "New daily infections hit a high of 94,855 in late May and have averaged around 50,000 a day over the past two months, resulting in a surge of claims from insured individuals. \u2014 Joyu Wang, WSJ , 18 June 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Also, a hit to real estate prices could ripple through the economy by eroding how much Chinese shoppers are willing to spend on appliances, clothes, jewelry or cars. \u2014 New York Times , 20 June 2022",
      "The beef, soft from low, slow cooking, benefits from the house green seasoning and a hit of culantro. \u2014 Tom Sietsema, Washington Post , 20 June 2022",
      "Two men are facing felony charges after police recovered a handgun from a vehicle that had been involved in a hit and run crash in Evanston, police said Friday in a release. \u2014 Brian L. Cox, Chicago Tribune , 20 June 2022",
      "Yepez's double in the second stood as the lone hit for St. Louis against Burnes until Yepez singled with two outs in the seventh. \u2014 Todd Rosiak, Journal Sentinel , 20 June 2022",
      "Iran blamed Israel for last month\u2019s killing in Tehran of a top Iranian military officer that the Israelis suspected of running overseas hit teams targeting Israelis. \u2014 Dion Nissenbaum, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
      "In the ninth, a throwing error put a runner on base and another reliever gave up a two-out hit to knock him in, putting an unearned run on Hunter\u2019s ledger. \u2014 Mark Inabinett | Minabinett@al.com, al , 19 June 2022",
      "Greene's hit was the fourth of the inning for the Tigers, who had an offensive explosion by their standards to start the game. \u2014 Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press , 19 June 2022",
      "Cathedral did not get another hit until the sixth inning. \u2014 Akeem Glaspie, The Indianapolis Star , 19 June 2022"
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        "The team hit back with a touchdown of their own.",
        "\u2014 often + at The Senator hit back at his critics."
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      "Adverb",
      "I was learning Spanish hit or miss , mostly just by hearing my friends speak it.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "Hot springs on the McKenzie River Trail are really hit or miss . \u2014 oregonlive , 9 June 2022",
      "But Zverev\u2019s finishing skills, particularly in the forecourt and at the net, are still hit or miss . \u2014 New York Times , 3 June 2022",
      "As trials began in humans, however, the process was hit or miss . \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 1 June 2022",
      "But even that material is hit or miss , with some character arcs getting more attention than others. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 24 May 2022",
      "At the time, there were hit or miss opportunities for girls to compete \u2014 some AAU all-comer track meets (Lanin was president of the Minnesota AAU in the late-1960s), some road races. \u2014 Sarah Barker, Outside Online , 16 Apr. 2021",
      "Mermaid gowns can be frustratingly hit or miss , but with a smattering of multi-sized sequins doing the heavy lifting, this corset gown on Precious Lee pulls off a win. \u2014 ELLE , 4 May 2022",
      "The Texas Longhorns have been hit or miss all season long, and their offense can really struggle for long stretches. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "In the nature of such risky stage business, the playful interludes are hit or miss : Stunts are arranged to draw audience members into the play, which embroider the carnival atmosphere but feel a bit halfhearted. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Apr. 2022"
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      "1606, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-051816",
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Number one in his legacy hit parade , of course, is the deaths at the jail and the poor contingent conditions at the jail. \u2014 Laura Johnston, cleveland , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "But aside from the odd song here or there, none of their new music spurred such a host of older material onto the charts, much less a double-digit hit parade all from the excitement of one new song. \u2014 Billboard Staff, Billboard , 26 Oct. 2021",
      "And some of them may even keep the service\u2019s hit parade going. \u2014 Andy Meek, BGR , 19 Aug. 2021",
      "Green dots are especially thick on the ground in Western Europe, where Paris\u2019s 472 stations make the French capital No. 1 with a bullet on Radio Garden\u2019s hit parade . \u2014 Washington Post , 12 Feb. 2021",
      "This is the first and finest of their live releases, featuring the four original Ramones \u2014 Joey, Johnny, Dee Dee and Tommy \u2014 racing through a 28-song punk-rock hit parade . \u2014 Ed Masley, azcentral , 5 June 2020",
      "The Glucksteins and Salmons founded Lyons, a firm that shaped British tastes, catered for Buckingham Palace and owned a hit parade of mega-brands. \u2014 The Economist , 29 Aug. 2019",
      "The Glucksteins and Salmons founded Lyons, a firm that shaped British tastes, catered for Buckingham Palace and owned a hit parade of mega-brands. \u2014 The Economist , 29 Aug. 2019",
      "The Glucksteins and Salmons founded Lyons, a firm that shaped British tastes, catered for Buckingham Palace and owned a hit parade of mega-brands. \u2014 The Economist , 29 Aug. 2019"
    ],
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      "1929, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
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    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-183904",
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      "noun"
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      ": to be broadcast for the first time":[
        "The band's new recording hit the airwaves yesterday."
      ]
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-175303",
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      ": to turn 40 years of age":[
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220715-101415"
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      ": to go out in search of something or for a specific purpose":[
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        "I donated money to that charity a few months ago, and they're already hitting me up for more."
      ]
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    "first_known_use":{},
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-175821",
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": sometimes successful and sometimes not : not reliably good or successful":[]
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      "1897, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "first_known_use":{
      "1899, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Adjective",
      "1904, in the meaning defined above":"Noun",
      "1966, in the meaning defined above":"Verb"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cchi-t\u1d4an-\u02c8r\u0259n",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-061120",
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      "\"\u0259(r)"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-130330",
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      "helter-skelter",
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      "randomly",
      "willy-nilly"
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    "definitions":{
      ": in a hit-or-miss manner : haphazardly":[]
    },
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      "Adverb",
      "I was learning Spanish hit or miss , mostly just by hearing my friends speak it.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "Hot springs on the McKenzie River Trail are really hit or miss . \u2014 oregonlive , 9 June 2022",
      "But Zverev\u2019s finishing skills, particularly in the forecourt and at the net, are still hit or miss . \u2014 New York Times , 3 June 2022",
      "As trials began in humans, however, the process was hit or miss . \u2014 Sandee Lamotte, CNN , 1 June 2022",
      "But even that material is hit or miss , with some character arcs getting more attention than others. \u2014 Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone , 24 May 2022",
      "At the time, there were hit or miss opportunities for girls to compete \u2014 some AAU all-comer track meets (Lanin was president of the Minnesota AAU in the late-1960s), some road races. \u2014 Sarah Barker, Outside Online , 16 Apr. 2021",
      "Mermaid gowns can be frustratingly hit or miss , but with a smattering of multi-sized sequins doing the heavy lifting, this corset gown on Precious Lee pulls off a win. \u2014 ELLE , 4 May 2022",
      "The Texas Longhorns have been hit or miss all season long, and their offense can really struggle for long stretches. \u2014 Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic , 15 Mar. 2022",
      "In the nature of such risky stage business, the playful interludes are hit or miss : Stunts are arranged to draw audience members into the play, which embroider the carnival atmosphere but feel a bit halfhearted. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1606, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb",
      "1848, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective"
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
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      "erratic",
      "haphazard",
      "helter-skelter",
      "random",
      "scattered",
      "slapdash",
      "stray"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-083822",
    "type":[
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      "adverb"
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      ": to have an unpleasant and shocking effect on (someone)":[
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-175126",
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        "Something she said to him must have hit/struck/touched a nerve . I've never seen him so angry.",
        "His controversial column might have hit a (raw/sensitive) nerve with some readers."
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-174354",
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    "antonyms":[
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      "catch",
      "catch-22",
      "gimmick",
      "gotcha",
      "joker",
      "land mine",
      "pitfall",
      "snag"
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      ": a connection between a vehicle or implement and a detachable source of power (such as a tractor or horse)":[
        "attached a trailer hitch to his pickup"
      ],
      ": a delimited period especially of military service":[
        "serving a four-year hitch in the navy"
      ],
      ": a sudden halt : stoppage":[
        "a hitch in the performance"
      ],
      ": a sudden movement or pull : jerk":[
        "gave his trousers a hitch"
      ],
      ": a usually unforeseen difficulty or obstacle":[
        "The plan went off without a hitch ."
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      ": hitchhike":[
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      ": lift entry 2 sense 5b":[
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      ": limp":[
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      ": to attach (a source of motive power) to a vehicle or instrument":[
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      ": to become entangled, made fast, or linked":[],
      ": to become joined in marriage":[],
      ": to catch or fasten by or as if by a hook or knot":[
        "hitched his horse to the fence post"
      ],
      ": to connect (a vehicle or implement) with a source of motive power":[
        "hitch a rake to a tractor"
      ],
      ": to join in marriage":[
        "got hitched"
      ],
      ": to move by jerks or with a tug":[
        "hitching his chair closer to the table"
      ],
      ": to move with halts and jerks : hobble":[
        "hitched along on her cane"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[
      "Verb",
      "hitch a trailer to a car",
      "He hitched across the country last summer.",
      "He hitched his way across the country last summer.",
      "Noun",
      "The plan went off without a hitch .",
      "He went back to college after doing his hitch in the army.",
      "a seven-year hitch at the newspaper",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "So, the answer is to hitch a ride on Wall Street's wagon. \u2014 John S. Tobey, Forbes , 28 May 2022",
      "Just as some human viruses spread when humans reproduce, plant viruses can use pollen to hitch a ride from flower to flower. \u2014 Saima May Sidik, Scientific American , 1 May 2022",
      "In 2013, Hunter was permitted to hitch a ride to Beijing on Air Force Two, where his father was to represent President Obama for meetings with Xi and his underlings. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "He is scheduled to hitch a ride on a Russian spaceship amid ongoing tensions stemming from the war in Ukraine. \u2014 NBC News , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "There\u2019s an evacuation site from the nonprofit UkraineNow that connects volunteer drivers with people looking to hitch a ride. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "Some invite you to hitch your star to their wagon, and then the wheels come off. \u2014 Karla L. Miller, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
      "Nadia doesn\u2019t hitch a ride in a DeLorean, but hops on a magical subway that takes her back to the East Village in 1982, the year she was born, to stop her pregnant mom from making the biggest mistake of her\u2014and Nadia\u2019s\u2014life. \u2014 Shannon Carlin, Time , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Or marines might hitch a ride on a civilian vessel. \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Fourth-and-3: The Ravens send five pass rushers after Herbert, who goes after Humphrey again, now defending a quick-hitting hitch route. \u2014 Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com , 20 Oct. 2021",
      "Bryant jumped a hitch route by UCF tight end Jake Hescock and returned his pick 76 yards for the first touchdown of his five-year career. \u2014 Keith Jenkins, The Enquirer , 17 Oct. 2021",
      "Two plays later Hunt scored versus zone coverage on a hitch route. \u2014 Ellis L. Williams, cleveland , 15 Dec. 2020",
      "The painting, overseen by the Mobile Arts Council, went off without a hitch . \u2014 al , 8 June 2022",
      "William caught a glimpse of the situation and immediately waved in acknowledgement for the extra elbow grease being exerted to ensure the festivities for his grandmother went off without a hitch . \u2014 Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure , 6 June 2022",
      "The plan went off without a hitch , resulting in an even faster time than the year before (3:24.57). \u2014 J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal , 4 June 2022",
      "Director of Event Operations Alvin Huggins and Charnissa Richardson, director of catering and private events, made sure the festivities went off without a hitch . \u2014 Natasha Dye, PEOPLE.com , 2 June 2022",
      "The hitch is that these drugs must be used throughout life, much like diabetes medications, or else the benefits are lost. \u2014 Claudia Wallis, Scientific American , 26 Apr. 2022"
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      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
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      "verb"
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      ": a sudden movement or pull : jerk":[
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      ": to become joined in marriage":[],
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      ": to move with halts and jerks : hobble":[
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      "Verb",
      "hitch a trailer to a car",
      "He hitched across the country last summer.",
      "He hitched his way across the country last summer.",
      "Noun",
      "The plan went off without a hitch .",
      "He went back to college after doing his hitch in the army.",
      "a seven-year hitch at the newspaper",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Verb",
      "So, the answer is to hitch a ride on Wall Street's wagon. \u2014 John S. Tobey, Forbes , 28 May 2022",
      "Just as some human viruses spread when humans reproduce, plant viruses can use pollen to hitch a ride from flower to flower. \u2014 Saima May Sidik, Scientific American , 1 May 2022",
      "In 2013, Hunter was permitted to hitch a ride to Beijing on Air Force Two, where his father was to represent President Obama for meetings with Xi and his underlings. \u2014 The Editors, National Review , 8 Apr. 2022",
      "He is scheduled to hitch a ride on a Russian spaceship amid ongoing tensions stemming from the war in Ukraine. \u2014 NBC News , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "There\u2019s an evacuation site from the nonprofit UkraineNow that connects volunteer drivers with people looking to hitch a ride. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "Some invite you to hitch your star to their wagon, and then the wheels come off. \u2014 Karla L. Miller, Washington Post , 26 May 2022",
      "Nadia doesn\u2019t hitch a ride in a DeLorean, but hops on a magical subway that takes her back to the East Village in 1982, the year she was born, to stop her pregnant mom from making the biggest mistake of her\u2014and Nadia\u2019s\u2014life. \u2014 Shannon Carlin, Time , 20 Apr. 2022",
      "Or marines might hitch a ride on a civilian vessel. \u2014 David Axe, Forbes , 3 May 2022",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Noun",
      "Fourth-and-3: The Ravens send five pass rushers after Herbert, who goes after Humphrey again, now defending a quick-hitting hitch route. \u2014 Jonas Shaffer, baltimoresun.com , 20 Oct. 2021",
      "Bryant jumped a hitch route by UCF tight end Jake Hescock and returned his pick 76 yards for the first touchdown of his five-year career. \u2014 Keith Jenkins, The Enquirer , 17 Oct. 2021",
      "Two plays later Hunt scored versus zone coverage on a hitch route. \u2014 Ellis L. Williams, cleveland , 15 Dec. 2020",
      "The painting, overseen by the Mobile Arts Council, went off without a hitch . \u2014 al , 8 June 2022",
      "William caught a glimpse of the situation and immediately waved in acknowledgement for the extra elbow grease being exerted to ensure the festivities for his grandmother went off without a hitch . \u2014 Rachel Chang, Travel + Leisure , 6 June 2022",
      "The plan went off without a hitch , resulting in an even faster time than the year before (3:24.57). \u2014 J.l. Kirven, The Courier-Journal , 4 June 2022",
      "Director of Event Operations Alvin Huggins and Charnissa Richardson, director of catering and private events, made sure the festivities went off without a hitch . \u2014 Natasha Dye, PEOPLE.com , 2 June 2022",
      "The hitch is that these drugs must be used throughout life, much like diabetes medications, or else the benefits are lost. \u2014 Claudia Wallis, Scientific American , 26 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1":"Verb",
      "1664, in the meaning defined at sense 1":"Noun"
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English hytchen":"Verb and Noun"
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      "\u02c8hich"
    ],
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      "hoick",
      "jerk",
      "jolt",
      "twitch",
      "yank"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-002633",
    "type":[
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      "verb"
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    "antonyms":[],
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      ": to be carried or transported by chance or unintentionally":[
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      ": to solicit and obtain (a free ride) especially in a passing vehicle":[],
      ": to travel by securing free rides from passing vehicles":[]
    },
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      "Her car broke down, so she had to hitchhike back home.",
      "He hitchhiked his way across the country last summer.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Black also refused to give the officer any identification and continued walking down the street attempting to hitchhike , the report said. \u2014 Teresa Moss, Arkansas Online , 9 June 2022",
      "Arrange a car shuttle or hitchhike to get back to your vehicle. \u2014 Carey Kish, Outside Online , 18 June 2020",
      "Charlotte was accused of influencing girls to hitchhike with her \u2014 and maybe even seducing them. \u2014 Jillian Eugenios, NBC News , 10 May 2022",
      "Though coronavirus impacts at USPS, FedEx, and the like have been negligible so far, Velasquez aimed to hike to post offices rather than hitchhike to them\u2014a choice that would add mileage and time but limit exposure with strangers in close quarters. \u2014 Outside Online , 20 Mar. 2020",
      "Once, when a train strike left them stranded in Eastern Germany, they were forced to hitchhike at night\u2014but Otto helped Sims keep her cool. \u2014 Kathryn Hymes, The Atlantic , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "After the elder Hazel bought a farm in McLean with hopes of raising crops to feed the family during the Depression, Til would often bicycle or hitchhike the eight miles from Arlington after school to plow the fields. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "Wildfire managers also try to avoid transferring mussels, fungi or non-native plants that might hitchhike in helicopter buckets by carefully choosing water sources or disinfecting buckets, Camp said. \u2014 Felicia Fonseca, Anchorage Daily News , 24 Oct. 2021",
      "Wildfire managers also try to avoid transferring mussels, fungi or non-native plants that might hitchhike in helicopter buckets by carefully choosing water sources or disinfecting buckets, Camp said. \u2014 Felicia Fonseca, Anchorage Daily News , 24 Oct. 2021"
    ],
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      "1923, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-071750",
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ]
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      ": in a hitchy manner : jerkily":[]
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-li",
      "\u02c8hich\u0259\u0307l\u0113"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-225107",
    "type":[
      "adverb"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-022336",
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      "noun"
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      ": a fixed and often elaborate standard to which a horse or team can be fastened to prevent straying \u2014 compare hitchrack":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174429",
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "antonyms":[
      "far",
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      "opposite",
      "other",
      "that"
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      ": being on the near or adjacent side":[],
      ": to this place":[]
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      "Adjective",
      "we began to explore the hither bank while our companions crossed the creek to explore the yonder bank",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb",
      "When approaching the speaker, the interface gently lights up using light-trough aluminum technology and positively invites the user to come hither and interact with it. \u2014 Mark Sparrow, Forbes , 25 Jan. 2022",
      "That enormous increase of money beginning to flow hither and yon, once started, will be unstoppable without drastic actions being taken. \u2014 John S. Tobey, Forbes , 26 Dec. 2021",
      "But as director Christopher Ashley sends the columns gliding hither and thither to create various interiors and exteriors, the structures often \u2026 wobble. \u2014 Helen Shaw, Vulture , 17 Nov. 2021",
      "Delays occur there as well, due to shortages of shipping containers \u2014 and of dockworkers to unload the cargo, and truck drivers to bring the books hither and yon. \u2014 Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel , 8 Oct. 2021",
      "The mPOA tosses long nerve fibers, called axons, like lassos hither and yon to network with other important brain clumps. \u2014 Dina Litovsky, Smithsonian Magazine , 22 Apr. 2021",
      "In exhibition planning, original artworks sit safely in packing crates, or hang elsewhere, while models of them are moved hither and yon with relatively little care so curators and designers can determine their layout in a gallery. \u2014 Peter Libbey, New York Times , 12 Mar. 2021",
      "Making these objects both large and small was not an activity conducive for a hobo riding the rails hither and yon with few possessions. \u2014 Helaine Fendelman And Joe Rosson, Star Tribune , 13 Oct. 2020",
      "Get turned on and then come hither to fondle my mostly flat chest",
      "Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective",
      "Wearing a bold floral print dress, Clarkson flawlessly captured the track\u2019s come hither arrangement and Morris\u2019 ready-for-amour vibe. \u2014 Gil Kaufman, Billboard , 21 June 2022",
      "The iteration Bradshaw wore to the date was designed by Karan, but in the photoshoot scene\u2014according to Haroutounian and Jimenez\u2014Bradshaw is wearing Jimenez\u2019s dress with a laptop propped on her lap, staring at the camera with those come- hither eyes. \u2014 Liana Satenstein, Vogue , 23 Sep. 2021",
      "Same with Sitake, a man seemingly mystified, searching high and low, wide and far, hither and thither, hunting, scratching, grasping for the right conclusion. \u2014 Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune , 19 Aug. 2021",
      "And she was captured adoringly by Cecil Beaton\u2019s camera in come- hither beauty. \u2014 Callahan Tormey, Town & Country , 28 Nov. 2020",
      "In his motions, Henry contends that Eckhart pursued him by sending him come- hither text messages. \u2014 Maria Puente, USA TODAY , 20 Oct. 2020",
      "And the effect works to signal danger warnings to would-be predators and come- hither messages to potential mates. \u2014 Courtney Sexton, Smithsonian Magazine , 21 July 2020"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "14th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adjective",
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":"Adverb"
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English hider, hither , from Old English hider ; akin to Goth hidre hither, Latin citra on this side \u2014 more at he":"Adverb"
    },
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      "\u02c8hi-t\u035fh\u0259r"
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      "nigher",
      "this"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-193831",
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    "antonyms":[
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      ": up to this or that time":[
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      "at the talent show Kyle revealed his hitherto unknown gift for doing impressions",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "In terms of story, the new season aims for a larger narrative scope hitherto unseen in previous outings of the show. \u2014 Josh Weiss, Forbes , 1 June 2022",
      "So, who knows, there may still be hitherto undiscovered equalities\u2014involving more than two characteristics\u2014hidden in the diagram. \u2014 Martin Goldstern, Scientific American , 16 Aug. 2021",
      "Conversely, only a minority of adults are talented musicians; even fewer are skilled composers of new, hitherto unheard works. \u2014 The Economist , 30 May 2020",
      "Further improvement and development of hitherto uneconomical technologies like carbon capture (also called sequestration) are essential to hit global targets. \u2014 Jeremy Hodges | Bloomberg, Washington Post , 6 Nov. 2019",
      "Obama had enabled the federal government to seize hitherto unimagined powers in the global war on terrorism. \u2014 Saul Elbein, The New Republic , 23 Mar. 2020",
      "That\u2019s left disappointed fans with nothing but refunds \u2014 and a consolation prize from Lin-Manuel Miranda: a hitherto -unheard Hamilton/Washington tune called I Have This Friend, offered via a tweet. \u2014 Jonathan Handel, The Hollywood Reporter , 13 Mar. 2020",
      "This psychic entropy is not just compactness but also organization, hitherto unseen connections, and the sense of things fitting together without loose ends. \u2014 Quanta Magazine , 17 Jan. 2020",
      "So thank you, fall, because if this season's runways are any indication, color is everywhere: yellows, reds, pastels\u2014and a whole bunch of hitherto unheard-of shades. \u2014 Lisa Armstrong, Harper's BAZAAR , 3 June 2015"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "13th century, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cchi-t\u035fh\u0259r-\u02c8t\u00fc",
      "\u02c8hi-t\u035fh\u0259r-\u02cct\u00fc"
    ],
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    "synonyms":[
      "heretofore",
      "theretofore",
      "yet"
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-203003",
    "type":[
      "adverb"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": hither":[]
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    "first_known_use":{
      "before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hi-t\u035fh\u0259r-w\u0259rd",
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-184329",
    "type":[
      "adverb"
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    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": capable of being hit":[]
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "-it\u0259-",
      "\u02c8hit\u0259b\u0259l"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-175255",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hit-\u02ccm\u0101-k\u0259r"
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    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1928, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-180947"
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    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
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      ": to travel by securing free rides from passing vehicles":[],
      ": to be carried or transported by chance or unintentionally":[
        "destructive insects hitchhiking on ships"
      ],
      ": to solicit and obtain (a free ride) especially in a passing vehicle":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hich-\u02cch\u012bk"
    ],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Her car broke down, so she had to hitchhike back home.",
      "He hitchhiked his way across the country last summer.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Black also refused to give the officer any identification and continued walking down the street attempting to hitchhike , the report said. \u2014 Teresa Moss, Arkansas Online , 9 June 2022",
      "Arrange a car shuttle or hitchhike to get back to your vehicle. \u2014 Carey Kish, Outside Online , 18 June 2020",
      "Charlotte was accused of influencing girls to hitchhike with her \u2014 and maybe even seducing them. \u2014 Jillian Eugenios, NBC News , 10 May 2022",
      "Though coronavirus impacts at USPS, FedEx, and the like have been negligible so far, Velasquez aimed to hike to post offices rather than hitchhike to them\u2014a choice that would add mileage and time but limit exposure with strangers in close quarters. \u2014 Outside Online , 20 Mar. 2020",
      "Once, when a train strike left them stranded in Eastern Germany, they were forced to hitchhike at night\u2014but Otto helped Sims keep her cool. \u2014 Kathryn Hymes, The Atlantic , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "After the elder Hazel bought a farm in McLean with hopes of raising crops to feed the family during the Depression, Til would often bicycle or hitchhike the eight miles from Arlington after school to plow the fields. \u2014 Washington Post , 16 Mar. 2022",
      "Wildfire managers also try to avoid transferring mussels, fungi or non-native plants that might hitchhike in helicopter buckets by carefully choosing water sources or disinfecting buckets, Camp said. \u2014 Felicia Fonseca, Anchorage Daily News , 24 Oct. 2021",
      "Wildfire managers also try to avoid transferring mussels, fungi or non-native plants that might hitchhike in helicopter buckets by carefully choosing water sources or disinfecting buckets, Camp said. \u2014 Felicia Fonseca, Anchorage Daily News , 24 Oct. 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1923, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-002243"
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    "type":[
      "noun"
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      ": a professional assassin who works for a crime syndicate":[],
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "She hired a hit man to kill her ex-husband.",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Hopper and Joyce make it to the control room with the self-destruct keys and are immediately met with Grigori (Andrey Ivchenko), the Russian hit man who\u2019s been stalking them all season. \u2014 Helena Andrews-dyer, Washington Post , 27 May 2022",
      "Set in Northern Ireland, its plot involves a former IRA hit man , Sean Dillon, the subject of many of his earlier books, as well as an al-Qaeda terrorist leader, the White House, the CIA, the British government and several subplots. \u2014 Washington Post , 11 Apr. 2022",
      "Officers would mortally wound the alleged hit man in a firefight at his house, police said. \u2014 Washington Post , 17 Mar. 2022",
      "Carlo Gaetano Orlando, the hit man allegedly sent by Esposito to kill Ms. Maresca\u2019s husband, was jailed for 30 years. \u2014 Washington Post , 5 Jan. 2022",
      "Currently, Reeves is reprising his role as the titular hit man in John Wick: Chapter Four, which is shooting in Germany, France, and Japan. \u2014 Jennifer Zhan, Vulture , 19 Oct. 2021",
      "Santiago Feliciano, who traveled to New York to recruit the hit man , ultimately served about five years. \u2014 Edmund H. Mahony, courant.com , 8 Mar. 2021",
      "The hit man marketplace is like any other auction site. \u2014 CBS News , 10 Apr. 2021",
      "The hit man was the mob that attacked him and his fellow officers. \u2014 BostonGlobe.com , 27 July 2021"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1963, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-002333"
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    "type":[
      "idiom"
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    "definitions":{
      ": to drop down to the ground suddenly":[
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      ]
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-052950"
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  "hit the trail":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
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    "definitions":{
      ": to begin a journey":[
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-070603"
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    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to push down on the accelerator in a vehicle in a sudden and forceful way":[
        "She suddenly hit the gas and sped away."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-074147"
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  "hitch one's wagon to":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
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    "definitions":{
      ": to rely on (someone or something) for success":[
        "The team has hitched its wagon to its star pitcher."
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-090631"
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      "biographical name"
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    "definitions":{
      "Philip Khuri 1886\u20131978 American (Lebanese-born) orientalist":[]
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    "type":[
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-101218"
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      "noun"
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      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "More than 250 species of woody plants are on the cicada hit list , including saplings, ornamental shrubs, blueberry bushes, grapevines, and bramble fruit bushes like blackberries. \u2014 Kathleen Willcox, Popular Mechanics , 9 June 2022",
      "Uhde's alleged hit list had more than a dozen names and was found inside his car outside Roemer's home. \u2014 Bill Hutchinson, ABC News , 7 June 2022",
      "Two senior law enforcement officials briefed on the incident said the alleged hit list included U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers, and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. \u2014 Michael Kosnar, NBC News , 4 June 2022",
      "Uhde had a hit list that included U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a law enforcement official familiar with the investigation told ABC News. \u2014 Bill Hutchinson, ABC News , 7 June 2022",
      "Two senior law enforcement officials briefed about the incident said the apparent hit list included Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky, Wisconsin Gov. \u2014 Antonio Planas, NBC News , 7 June 2022",
      "According to Sky Italia, Juve are speaking to Angel Di Maria\u2019s agent about the Argentina international who is out of contract this summer, while Giacomo Raspadori of Sassuolo is reportedly high on Juve\u2019s hit list . \u2014 Adam Digby, Forbes , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "But those staffers were forced to flee last week after appearing on a Russian hit list . \u2014 Megan Specia, BostonGlobe.com , 25 Mar. 2022",
      "Most were families of his victims, some were people on Ted\u2019s future hit list . \u2014 ELLE , 1 Mar. 2022"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1972, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-112227"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a member of a conquering people in Asia Minor and Syria with an empire in the second millennium b.c.":[],
      ": the extinct Indo-European language of the Hittites \u2014 see Indo-European Languages Table":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hi-\u02cct\u012bt"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Hebrew \u1e24itt\u012b , from Hittite \u1e2batti":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1608, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-122814"
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  "hitchrack":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a fixed horizontal rail to which a horse or team can be fastened to prevent straying \u2014 compare hitching post":[]
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-135455"
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  "hit the town":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
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    "definitions":{
      ": to spend time in the area of a city or town where there are a lot of restaurants, bars, etc.":[
        "We're planning to hit the town tomorrow."
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-173925"
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  "hitch kick":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a running motion executed by a broad jumper while in the air to increase the distance of the jump":[],
      ": hitch and kick":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-174930"
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    "type":[
      "noun",
      "noun or adjective"
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    "definitions":{
      ": the principles and policies associated with Hitler":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hit-l\u0259-\u02ccri-z\u0259m"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1925, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-175736"
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  "Hittite hieroglyph":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a system of writing known from inscriptions from Asia Minor and especially northern Syria dating from about 1500 b.c. to about 600 b.c. and composed of pictorial symbols partly ideographic and partly phonetic in which the language Hi\u0117roglyphic Hittite was written":[],
      ": a character in the Hittite hieroglyphs":[]
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-183040"
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    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a member of a conquering people in Asia Minor and Syria with an empire in the second millennium b.c.":[],
      ": the extinct Indo-European language of the Hittites \u2014 see Indo-European Languages Table":[]
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    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hi-\u02cct\u012bt"
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Hebrew \u1e24itt\u012b , from Hittite \u1e2batti":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1608, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-193007"
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  "Hittite hieroglyphic":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": hittite hieroglyph":[]
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-201323"
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  "hit/reach rock bottom":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
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    "definitions":{
      ": to reach the lowest point possible":[
        "Prices have hit/reached rock bottom ."
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    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-211813"
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  "hitch up":{
    "type":[
      "verb"
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    "definitions":{
      ": to hitch a draft animal or team to a vehicle":[]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1817, in the meaning defined above":""
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    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-213910"
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  "hit record":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
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    "definitions":{
      ": a record or CD that is very popular and sells many copies":[]
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    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-220957"
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  "hit wicket":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
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    "definitions":{
      ": having broken the wicket with the bat or some part of the person in making a stroke at a ball":[
        "\u2014 used in the phrase out, hit wicket \u2014 abbreviation hw"
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-222734"
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  "hit the dirt":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
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    "definitions":{
      ": to drop down to the ground suddenly":[
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      ]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-222853"
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  "hitch and kick":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a standing high jump in which the jumper springs from, kicks with, and alights on the same foot":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-224812"
  },
  "hitch a lift":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to get a ride in a passing vehicle":[
        "Her car broke down, so she had to hitch a lift with a passing truck."
      ]
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    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
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    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-225707"
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  "hit-run":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": hit-and-run sense 1":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-233757"
  },
  "Hittitology":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a branch of knowledge concerned with Hittite philology, archaeology, and history":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02cchi\u02cct\u012bt\u02c8\u00e4l\u0259j\u0113",
      "\u02cchi\u02cct\u012b\u02c8t\u00e4-",
      "\u02cchit\u02cc\u012bt\u02c8\u00e4-"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Hittito- or Hitto- (from Hittite entry 1 ) + -logy":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-070203"
  },
  "hit one's stride":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to begin to do something in a confident and effective way after starting slowly":[
        "Both teams seem to have hit their stride in the second half."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220710-210955"
  },
  "hitchy":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": having impeded movement : jerky":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-chi",
      "\u02c8hich\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-044605"
  },
  "hit off":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to be in harmony or agreement : accord":[
        "soft shade that will hit off with anything",
        "his late arrival hit off perfectly with our plan"
      ],
      ": a clever imitation":[
        "did an amusing hit-off of his brother"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "hit off":"Noun"
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-085115"
  },
  "hither and thither":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": in various and usually random directions : here and there":[
        "traveling/wandering hither and thither"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-183608"
  },
  "hit-off":{
    "type":[
      "noun",
      "verb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to be in harmony or agreement : accord":[
        "soft shade that will hit off with anything",
        "his late arrival hit off perfectly with our plan"
      ],
      ": a clever imitation":[
        "did an amusing hit-off of his brother"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "hit off":"Noun"
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220711-215626"
  },
  "hither and yon":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": here and there : many different places":[
        "She has been very busy, traveling hither and yon ."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-014900"
  },
  "hit hard":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to be affected badly : to be harmed":[
        "Many families have been hit hard by the layoffs."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-035911"
  },
  "hithe":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a small port or harbor especially on a river":[
        "\u2014 now used chiefly in place names"
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8h\u012bt\u035fh",
      "-th"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Middle English hythe , from Old English h\u0233th ; akin to Old Saxon h\u016bth port":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-043637"
  },
  "Hittorf":{
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      "Johann Wilhelm 1824\u20131914 German physicist":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hi-\u02cct\u022frf"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-045101"
  },
  "hitty-missy":{
    "type":[
      "adverb"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": hit or miss":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u00a6hit\u0113\u00a6mis\u0113"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "irregular from hit or miss + -y":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-114651"
  },
  "hithermost":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": nearest on this side":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8hi-t\u035fh\u0259r-\u02ccm\u014dst"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{
      "1563, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-142420"
  },
  "hit bottom":{
    "type":[
      "idiom"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to reach the lowest point, state, or condition":[
        "After weeks of losing value, the company's stocks have hit bottom .",
        "I hit bottom after my wife walked out and I turned to alcohol."
      ]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220712-150443"
  },
  "hit theory":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a theory in genetics: the mutafacient action of mutagenically active radiations depends upon the taking up of an effective amount of the radiation by a sensitive region of the cell":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220715-101418"
  }
}