"hit-out" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: EN-AU ck1 hit-out.ogg [Australia] Forms: hit-outs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} hit-out (plural hit-outs)
  1. (UK, sports) A match or session, particularly for practice. Tags: UK Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-hit-out-en-noun-Jx4r61JM Categories (other): British English Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. (sports, field hockey) A penalty shot, awarded when the ball is deemed to have been sent out of play deliberately. Categories (topical): Field hockey, Sports Coordinate_terms (hockey shot): hit-in
    Sense id: en-hit-out-en-noun-w17taE94 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 53 21 6 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports Disambiguation of 'hockey shot': 0 100 0 0
  3. (Australia, horse racing) A fast gallop. Tags: Australia Categories (lifeform): Horse racing
    Sense id: en-hit-out-en-noun-BcTFwG2B Categories (other): Australian English Topics: hobbies, horse-racing, horseracing, horses, lifestyle, pets, racing, sports
  4. (Australian rules football) An instance of knocking the ball out of a ruck contest. Categories (topical): Australian rules football
    Sense id: en-hit-out-en-noun-Ub2Prb-H
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: hitout, hit out

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