unhit

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English

Etymology

From un- +‎ hit.

Pronunciation

Adjective

unhit (not comparable)

  1. Not having been hit.
    • 2002, Mark Nesbitt, 35 days to Gettysburg, page 65:
      But the right-hand squad only wounded the unhit man at the next volley.

Verb

unhit (third-person singular simple present unhits, present participle unhitting, simple past and past participle unhit)

  1. (transitive) To undo the act of hitting something.
    • 2005, Kelsey Roberts, Chasing Secrets, Toronto: Harlequin, →ISBN, page 230:
      Her appetite was nonexistent, but then, so was the contents of her cupboards. She had a dull headache that could have been from her injury or from not eating. Unhitting herself wasn’t a possibility, so a trip down the street to the corner store was in order.