hitstop

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noun

The technique of briefly pausing an animation when one character strikes another, typically done to make the hit feel more impactful.

OriginEnglish stop ← Middle English stoppen ← Old English stoppian →
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Meanings

nounhitstop (uncountable)
  1. uncountableanimationThe technique of briefly pausing an animation when one character strikes another, typically done to make the hit feel more impactful.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kh₂eyd-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*kh₂id-néh₂-ti
  3. Proto-Germanic*hittijaną
  4. Old Norsehitta
  5. Old Englishhyttan
  6. Middle Englishhitten
  7. Englishhit
  8. Proto-West Germanic*stoppōn
  9. Old Englishstoppian
  10. Middle Englishstoppen
  11. Englishstop
  12. Englishhitstop

From hit + stop.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

shitpot
Cite this entry
APA

hitstop. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hitstop

MLA

“hitstop.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hitstop. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hitstop,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hitstop.

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