Delete and Hit

Delete

Delete verb - To show (something written) to be no longer valid by drawing a cross over or a line through it.

Hit and delete are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Hit" instead a verb "Delete".

Nearby Words: deletion, deleted, deleting, deleter

Hit

Hit verb - To deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner.

Delete and hit are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Delete" instead a verb "Hit".

Nearby Word: hitting

Mutual synonyms

Common collocations

character delete character hit character
people delete people hit people
someone delete someone hit someone
characters delete characters hit characters
Other words: units.

Both words in one sentence

  • Recap / Doctor Who S34 E11 "Dark Water" Wham Episode: Danny is hit by a driver and killed, sent to the Nethersphere, and meets the innocent child he killed in battle, and is tempted to delete his emotions to get rid of the pain of both that and having to say goodbye to Clara.
  • Slipped in for laughs in Black Mesa, by a scientist who suggests to a guard whose computer has hit a blue-screen, "Try hitting Control-Alt-Delete".note Hitting Ctrl-Alt-Del while on a blue screen in Windows 9x will reboot the system.
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