Definition of Hit list

1. Noun. A list of victims to be eliminated (as by murder).

Generic synonyms: List, Listing

Definition of Hit list

1. Noun. A roster of potential victims, especially a list of people to be killed. ¹

2. Noun. A similar list of people to be approached for a charitable donation. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hit List

hit above one's weight
hit and run
hit and runs
hit back
hit batsman
hit batsmen
hit below one's weight
hit by pitch
hit counter
hit counters
hit home
hit it big
hit it off
hit it up
hit list (current term)
hit lists
hit man
hit men
hit one's stride
hit one out of the ballpark
hit out
hit parade
hit parades
hit paydirt
hit point
hit points
hit someone for six
hit squad

Literary usage of Hit list

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Making the Match: The Right Book for the Right Reader at the Right Time by Teri S. Lesesne (2003)
"Remember, Charlotte's Web is on the list each year, as are other childhood classics. Have a copy of hit list for Young Adults (available from ALA Editions) ..."

2. Overview of the Third Text Retrieval Conference (Trec-3) edited by D. K. Harmon (1996)
"The large window above the query history showed the hit list. ... When a line was clicked on in the hit list, the corresponding document was displayed in ..."

3. S. 442, the Internet Tax Freedom Act: Hearing Before the Committee on edited by Conrad Burns (2000)
"I asked whether this comprised a "hit list," and whether our industry was ... He denied that this was in any way a "hit list," out I have to wonder why else ..."

4. Moon-o-theism: Religion of a War and Moon God Prophet, Volume I of IIby Yoel Natan by Yoel Natan (2006)
"One reason the Nazis did not want the public to know about the death camps is Christians were on the Nazi's hit list—just not at the top. ..."

5. The Complete Works of Geoffrey Chaucer: with an introduction by Thomas R by Geoffrey Chaucer, Thomas Raynesford Lounsbury (1900)
"... For hit was sixty myle of lengthe; Al was the timber of no strengthe, 1980 Vet hit is founded to endure Whyl that hit list to Aventure, ..."

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