Vocabulary : Histrionism to Hither
Histrionism : Theatrical representation; acting; affectation.Histrionize : To act; to represent on the stage, or theatrically.
Hit : It. ;; 3d pers. sing. pres. of Hide, contracted from hideth. ;; of Hit ;; To reach with a stroke or blow; to strike or touch, usually with force; especially, to reach or touch (an object aimed at). ;; To reach or attain exactly; to meet according to the occasion; to perform successfully; to attain to; to accord with; to be conformable to; to suit. ;; To guess; to light upon or discover. ;; To take up, or replace by a piece belonging to the opposing player; -- said of a single unprotected piece on a point. ;; To meet or come in contact; to strike; to clash; -- followed by against or on. ;; To meet or reach what was aimed at or desired; to succeed, -- often with implied chance, or luck. ;; A striking against; the collision of one body against another; the stroke that touches anything. ;; A stroke of success in an enterprise, as by a fortunate chance; as, he made a hit. ;; A peculiarly apt expression or turn of thought; a phrase which hits the mark; as, a happy hit. ;; A game won at backgammon after the adversar
Hit. : having become very popular or acclaimed; -- said of entertainment performances; as, a hit record, a hit movie.
Hitch : To become entangled or caught; to be linked or yoked; to unite; to cling. ;; To move interruptedly or with halts, jerks, or steps; -- said of something obstructed or impeded. ;; To hit the legs together in going, as horses; to interfere. ;; To hook; to catch or fasten as by a hook or a knot; to make fast, unite, or yoke; as, to hitch a horse, or a halter. ;; To move with hitches; as, he hitched his chair nearer. ;; A catch; anything that holds, as a hook; an impediment; an obstacle; an entanglement. ;; The act of catching, as on a hook, etc. ;; A stop or sudden halt; a stoppage; an impediment; a temporary obstruction; an obstacle; as, a hitch in one's progress or utterance; a hitch in the performance. ;; A sudden movement or pull; a pull up; as, the sailor gave his trousers a hitch. ;; A knot or noose in a rope which can be readily undone; -- intended for a temporary fastening; as, a half hitch; a clove hitch; a timber hitch, etc. ;; A small dislocation of a bed or vein.
