"one-hit" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: one-hits [present, singular, third-person], one-hitting [participle, present], one-hit [participle, past], one-hit [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb||++|one-hit}} 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. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Gaming Synonyms: one-hit kill, instakill
    Sense id: en-one-hit-en-verb-6YoSYnZq Topics: games, gaming
  2. (transitive, baseball) To pitch so that the other team only makes a single hit. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Baseball
    Sense id: en-one-hit-en-verb-XHQw4Og4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Topics: ball-games, baseball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: one-hitter

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