hit off — transitive verb : to characterize precisely and usually satirically in a brilliant metaphor … hits himself off with terrible accuracy V.S.Pritchett really hits off the contours and hierarchies of an English village with an amusing slyness… … Useful english dictionary
hit-off — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: hit off : a clever imitation did an amusing hit off of his brother … Useful english dictionary
hit off — v. to hit it off with smb. ( to get along well with smb. ) * * * [ hɪt ɒf] to hit it off with smb. ( to get along well with smb. ) … Combinatory dictionary
hit-off — /ˈhɪt ɒf/ (say hit of) noun (in golf) the start of a round on a golf course …
hit off — Imitate, personate, mimic, take off … New dictionary of synonyms
To hit off — Hit Hit, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hit}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hitting}.] [OE. hitten, hutten, of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. hitte to hit, find, Sw. & Icel. hitta.] 1. To reach with a stroke or blow; to strike or touch, usually with force; especially, to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hit off — make a beginning; commence … Dictionary of Australian slang
hit off — Australian Slang make a beginning; commence … English dialects glossary
hit off — describe or represent accurately; produce readily, produce offhand … English contemporary dictionary
hit — [hit] vt. hit, hitting [ME hitten < OE hittan < ON hitta, to hit upon, meet with < IE base * keid , to fall > Welsh cwydd, a fall] 1. to come against, usually with force; strike [the car hit the tree] 2. to give a blow to; strike;… … English World dictionary
Hit — Hit, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Hit}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Hitting}.] [OE. hitten, hutten, of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. hitte to hit, find, Sw. & Icel. hitta.] 1. To reach with a stroke or blow; to strike or touch, usually with force; especially, to reach or … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
