Hit and Touching

Hit

Hit noun - The act of contacting one thing with another.
Usage example: after three misses she finally got a hit

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

Nearby Word: hitting

Touching

Touching noun - The act of putting two things together with no space between them.

Hit and touching are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Hit" instead a noun "Touching".

Nearby Words: touch, touched, touchy, toucher, touchable

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / Final Fantasy V At the Earth Crystal, the touching family reunion is interrupted because the heroes didn't hit the "off" switch on the machine in time.
  • Video Game / Dragonball Xenoverse Hitbox Dissonance: It's entirely possible for melee attacks to completely miss, or for you to get hit with beams that you clearly aren't touching.
  • A Native American legend features a man who has a "can't be hit by bullets as long as I don't touch metal" power, which was nullified by accidentally touching a ladle.
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