Hit
Hit verb - Gain points in a game.
Usage example: He hit .300 in the past season
Nearby Word: hitting
Tally
Tally verb - Gain points in a game.
How words are described
| low | low hit | low tally |
| current | current hit | current tally |
| initial | initial hit | initial tally |
| actual | actual hit | actual tally |
| Other adjectives: final, highest, last. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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In the first episode of Strawberry Marshmallow when the girls are making a birthday present for Nobue the one who falls asleep gets hit with a paper fan (they even keep a tally of paper fan hits).
Source: Paper Fan of Doom -
Slug and Bozo also have their kill tally helpfully drawn on the side of the car they use for hit-and-run murders.
Source: Film / The Toxic Avenger - He then gets hit in the groin, and quickly updates the tally.
Source: Groin Attack / Western Animation
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