Hit
Hit verb - To deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner.
Nearby Word: hitting
Prompt
Prompt verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).
How words are described
| old | old hit | old prompt |
| normal | normal hit | normal prompt |
| original | original hit | original prompt |
| single | single hit | single prompt |
| Other adjectives: new, automatic, final, next, double, biggest. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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Towards the end of each episode, the investigation will have hit a brick wall until a seemingly innocuous object or statement from one of the others will prompt this in our British protagonist.
Source: Eureka Moment - If the song is a hit, it may prompt a comeback.
Source: Award Bait Song - In Warframe, some enemies outright don't give you the Back Stab prompt, and some others — usually shielded ones — are durable enough that the Back Stab will not One-Hit Kill them.
Source: Kung-Fu Proof Mook
Cite this Source
Prompt and Hit. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 09, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hit/prompt
Hit & Prompt. N.p., 2016. Web. 09 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/hit/prompt>.
Prompt or Hit. 2016. Accessed August 09, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hit/prompt.
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