one-hit

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one-hit (third-person singular simple present one-hits, present participle one-hitting, simple past and past participle one-hit)

  1. (transitive, gaming) To kill in a single hit.
    Synonyms: one-hit kill, instakill
    • 2019 September 26, Austin Wood, “Code Vein review: "A janky but strangely satisfying dungeon-crawler"”, in GamesRadar+:
      No, one-hitting a dude with a basic spell isn't particularly challenging, but god does it feel good knowing I can only pull that off because I stacked rare Gifts in comically broken ways.
  2. (transitive, baseball) To pitch so that the other team only makes a single hit.
    • 2015 September 24, Bill Shaikin, “Dodgers getting excited about possible division title after beating Arizona, 6-3”, in Los Angeles Times:
      The Dodgers beat Arizona on Thursday afternoon, 6-3, with Chris Heisey hitting a grand slam and five relievers combining to one-hit the Diamondbacks over the final four innings.
    • 2021 August 11, John Perrotto, “Wainwright pitches two-hit shutout, Cards top Pirates 4-0”, in The Seattle Times:
      Wainwright’s gem came a night after Cardinals left-hander J.A. Happ and three relievers combined to one-hit the Pirates, who have lost seven straight games and 17 of their last 22.

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