blow; shock; strike; batting
hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke
overthrow; defeat; bringing down; knockdown
repeated blows; striking repeatedly; barrage; consecutive hits (e.g. in boxing, baseball)
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
heavy blow; thump; wallop; belt; whack
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
blow; hit (on the body); beating
plan to overcome an obstacle or break out of a deadlock; breakthrough solution
round-up (e.g. of criminals); wholesale arrest; catching the whole herd with one throw
batter's box; one's turn at bat
heavy blow; major blow; severe blow; serious damage
calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
hitting (a ball with a bat, racket, golf club, etc.); batting; batted ball; struck ball
pinch-hitting; pinch hitter; performing a duty in place of someone else; proxy
hard blow; crushing blow; severe attack
runs batted in; RBI; position of a ball when struck (e.g. in tennis, volleyball)
batting order; batting line-up
sending a telegram; telegraphing; wiring
keystroke; typing; execution of test cases
batting line-up; batting order
long hit; slugging; extra-base hit
batting style; batting form; swing; way of striking the ball; way of swinging the racket
heavy hitter; power hitter; slugger
button mashing (e.g. in video games); repeated button-pushing
whipping; flogging; lashing
inscribing; engraving; incising; recording the time (on a time card); punching; clocking in (out)
abandonment of the status quo; destroying the status quo; overthrowing the present situation
game with many hits; high-scoring game
chipped stone tool; flaked stone tool
carrier strike group; CSG
bottom of the (batting) order
one-legged batting stance; raised-foot stance; flamingo stance
top of the (batting) order
a complete turnabout via a single blow
pouring (concrete) into formwork
made by hitting (e.g. striking stone flakes from a tool stone); made using lithic reduction
hit that advances the runner(s)
ball hit toward the gap between outfielders
base hit; one-base hit; single
batted ball that strikes the batter
hitting three or more times in a game (NPB)
sanda; sanshou; Chinese boxing; Chinese kickboxing
feel of a club, bat or racket when hitting a ball
breakthrough in the situation; break in the deadlocked situation
number of blows (used in measuring the bpm of an air hammer, etc.); (number of) at bats
chopping; base hit; one-base hit; single
clutch hit; run-scoring hit; RBI hit
home run king; home run leader
(number of) plate appearances
hitting; striking; slapping; patting
prodding the unknown may bring about unnecessary trouble; brushing a patch of grass may startle a snake
zunda mochi; mochi covered in zunda
hitting power; striking power; batting power; offensive capability
sounding out the intentions or wishes of someone
having bruises all over one's body; multiple contusions; full-body bruising
back blow method (for dislodging an obstruction in the windpipe)
probe origin authentication
threshing floor; place for threshing wheat
game with few hits; low-scoring game
cycle; hitting for the cycle
base hit made in the 9th inning that decides the game; walk-off hit
plexor; plessor; percussor
breaking down antiquated notions; abandoning old-time ways; correcting long-standing abuses
wind, string and percussion instruments
plexor; plessor; percussor
zunda; mashed boiled green soybeans, often sweetened and used as a topping or filling