Hit and Sank

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

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

Nearby Word: hitting

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Hit and sank are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hit" instead a verb "Sank".

Three hit and sank the carrier Wasp; one hit and damaged the destroyer O'Brien, which later sank; and two hit and damaged the battleship North Carolina.

Source: Ace Pilot
This was a hit on release, remained well known through the rest of the 30s and 40s and then slowly sank out of sight.

Source: Breakaway Pop Hit
This is how the Bismarck may have sank the HMS Hood, managing a plunging hit straight into the Hood's magazine.

Source: One-Hit Kill

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