hit-out

plural hit-outs · alternative hitout · alternative hit out

1. UKhobbiesA 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

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   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. field hockeyhobbiesA penalty shot, awarded when the ball is deemed to have been sent out of play deliberately.
3. AustraliahobbiesA fast gallop.
4. Australian rules footballAn instance of knocking the ball out of a ruck contest.