"hitless" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: hit + -less Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|hit|less}} hit + -less Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} hitless (not comparable)
  1. Without any successful songs. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-hitless-en-adj-C9WHqzaA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 42 48 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -less: 19 40 41
  2. (baseball, of a batter) Having failed to make any base hits over a period of time, usually one game. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Baseball
    Sense id: en-hitless-en-adj-Tbgbs5uS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 42 48 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -less: 19 40 41 Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  3. (baseball, of a team) Having no hits over a period of time, usually part of one game. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Baseball
    Sense id: en-hitless-en-adj-k4MARYgm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -less Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 42 48 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -less: 19 40 41 Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports

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