it.-3d pers. sing. pres. of hide, contracted from hideth.-of hit-to reach with a stroke or blow; to strike or touch, usually with force; especially, to reach or touch (an object aimed at).-to reach or attain exactly; to meet according to the occasion; to perform successfully; to attain to; to accord with; to be conformable to; to suit.-to guess; to light upon or discover.-to take up, or replace by a piece belonging to the opposing player; -- said of a single unprotected piece on a point.-to meet or come in contact; to strike; to clash; -- followed by against or on.-to meet or reach what was aimed at or desired; to succeed, -- often with implied chance, or luck.-a striking against; the collision of one body against another; the stroke that touches anything.-a stroke of success in an enterprise, as by a fortunate chance; as, he made a hit.-a peculiarly apt expression or turn of thought; a phrase which hits the mark; as, a happy hit.-a game won at backgammon after the adversary has removed some of his men. it counts less than a gammon.-a striking of the ball; as, a safe hit; a foul hit; -- sometimes used specifically for a base hit.