Hit and Score

Hit

Hit verb - To obtain (as a goal) through effort.
Usage example: the rock band hit “the big time” with their third album

Score is a synonym for hit. In some cases you can use "Score" instead the word "Hit" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Word: hitting

Score

Score verb - To obtain (as a goal) through effort.
Usage example: finally scored a good job after years of hard work

Hit is a synonym for score. Sometimes you can use "Hit" instead the word "Score" as a verb or a noun.

Nearby Words: scored, scoring, scorer, scoreless

How words are described

old old hit old score
good good hit good score
high high hit high score
low low hit low score
Other adjectives: perfect, certain, current, original, free, top, single, actual, successful, massive, great, huge, bad, decent, new, final, highest, next, last, previous.

Common collocations

number hit number score number
time hit time score time
way hit way score way
damage hit damage score damage
Other words: kill, ball, target, jackpot, times, girls.

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / Revenge Of The Gator Hitting your opponent's targets will reduce his score, and the first player to zero his opponent's score and hit the "Gator and Crossbones" wins.
  • It turns out that her wild swing was done intentionally to lull the pitcher into a false sense of security, and on his next pitch she is able to get a hit and score the winning run.
  • Her only output since has been entirely self-released, although she did score an almost-hit in 2009 with "Work Hard, Play Harder".
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