To strike out with the fist, usually without planning or accuracy. / (figuratively) To react viciously (towards someone/something). / (obsolete) To perform by good luck.

(UK, sports) A match or session, particularly for practice. / (sports, field hockey) A penalty shot, awarded when the ball is deemed to have been sent out of play deliberately.

present participle of hit out

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of hit out

plural of hit-out

(slang, transitive) To be exceedingly successful at (a particular enterprise).