hit a ball — to strike a ball with a bat, racket, or hand
More collocations
More collocations with ball (8)
catch a ball
receive and hold a ball that has been thrown or hit toward you
kick a ball
to strike a ball with the foot
throw a ball
to propel a ball through the air with the hand
bouncy ball
a small, highly elastic rubber ball that springs back easily
loose ball
a ball not in any player's possession during play
musket ball
a round solid projectile fired from a musket
popcorn ball
a round sweet made by binding popcorn together with thick syrup
billiard ball
a hard round ball used in cue sports played on a billiard table
More collocations with hit (6)
big hit
something that achieves great popularity or success
direct hit
an impact that strikes exactly on the intended target
hit show
a very popular and commercially successful show
major hit
a very successful song, film, or other commercial production
surprise hit
something that becomes unexpectedly popular or successful
smash hit
a work or product that becomes extremely popular and successful
Sharing same tag — verb_noun
Words
- answer a question to provide a response to a question
- answer the phone to pick up a ringing phone and speak to the caller
- ask a question to address a question to someone in order to find something out
- attend a class be present at a scheduled lesson
- become a father have a child for the first time; take on the role of a father
- boil water heat water to 100 °C, typically to sterilise it or prepare food
- brush hair to smooth or style hair by drawing a brush through it
- build a house construct a house from the ground up
- build a wall construct a wall
- buy a car to purchase a car
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