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hit-out en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Meanings

1. (UK) A match or session, particularly for practice.
   • “There were some of the dives that could have been performed better but it was good to have a hit-out.” 2009 February 6, Bill Marshall, quoting Helen Galashan, “Shock victory for twins”, in Telegraph and Argus, Bradford, England:
   • There was a second prong to Bill′s in-the-dark equine hit-outs. He believed nocturnal track work produced great times on race day. 2011, H. G. Nelson, My Life in Shorts, Pan Macmillan Australia, unnumbered page:
2. (qualifier:field hockey) A penalty shot, awarded when the ball is deemed to have been sent out of play deliberately.
3. (Australia) A fast gallop.
4. (qualifier:Australian rules football) An instance of knocking the ball out of a ruck contest.

Forms

Coordinates

hit-in (hockey shot)