Hit and Top

Hit

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

Top and hit are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Top" instead the word "Hit" as a verb or an adjective.

Nearby Word: hitting

Top

Top verb - Reach or ascend the top of.
Usage example: The hikers topped the mountain just before noon

Hit and top are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hit" instead the word "Top" as a verb or an adjective.

Nearby Words: topping, topmost, toping, toped

Mutual synonyms

How words are described

low low hit low top
normal normal hit normal top
single single hit single top
heavy heavy hit heavy top
Other adjectives: small, actual, hard, black, modest, new, next, international, mainstream.

Common collocations

mark hit mark top mark
everyone hit everyone top everyone
charts hit charts top charts

Both words in one sentence

  • One-Hit Wonder They did have a second top 40 hit in the UK with "Under The Boardwalk," but that missed the top 20.
  • One-Hit Wonder They also had a top 20 hit in the US with "Pop Goes the World," which was never as famous as their biggest hit.
  • They had another top 40 hit with the Space Jam theme, and it is fondly remembered, but more as a song from a movie than as a hit.
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