Hit and Overtake

Hit

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

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

Nearby Word: hitting

Overtake

Overtake verb - To move fast enough to get even with.

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Hit and overtake are semantically related in befall topic. Sometimes you can use "Hit" instead a verb "Overtake", if it concerns topics such as catch, engulf.

Nearby Words: overtaking, overtaken

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Common collocations

someone	hit someone	overtake someone
area	hit area	overtake area
wall	hit wall	overtake wall
earth	hit earth	overtake earth
Other words: car, ship, anyone, everyone, opponents.

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However, if he does hit $5,000, then this sometimes over-compensates to the point that a player with a very low score can abruptly overtake someone who was doing reasonably well before then.

Source: Foregone Conclusion
As long as you don't hit any dead ends or flounder around and bump into one you can stay just out of their reach and they can never overtake you.

Source: Road Runner PC
Until you realise it usually isn't about kills (and when it is, you usually don't get this weapon) but about winning the race, and what you really want to do is not slow down to aim a plasma bolt and probably miss anyway, but hit the target with anything ASAP and overtake.

Source: Awesome But Impractical / Video Games

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