Hit
Hit verb - To deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner.
Nearby Word: hitting
Use
Use verb - To put into action or service.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| good | good hit | good use |
| normal | normal hit | normal use |
| regular | regular hit | regular use |
| original | original hit | original use |
| Other adjectives: free, proper, single, heavy, popular, actual, real, successful, great, new, early. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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While she's Brainwashed and Crazy, she attacks Naruto, and fails to land a single hit or use a single technique before he defeats and frees her.
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Check. Highly limited duration which goes down even faster if you get hit or use attacks?
Source: Super Mode -
It can also blow people off their feet if you aim it long enough to get a critical hit or use its special ability.
Source: Video Game / Alpha Protocol
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Use and Hit. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/hit/use
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Use or Hit. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/hit/use.
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