What is "to hit out"

Hit \Hit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Hit; p. pr. & vb. n. Hitting.] [OE. hitten, hutten, of Scand. origin; cf. Dan. hitte to hit, find, Sw. & Icel. hitta.]

1. To reach with a stroke or blow; to strike or touch, usually with force; especially, to reach or touch (an object aimed at).

   I think you have hit the mark.
   --Shak.

2. To reach or attain exactly; to meet according to the occasion; to perform successfully; to attain to; to accord with; to be conformable to; to suit.

   Birds learning tunes, and their endeavors to hit the notes right.
   --Locke.

   There you hit him; . . . that argument never fails with him.
   --Dryden.

   Whose saintly visage is too bright To hit the sense of human sight.
   --Milton.

   He scarcely hit my humor.
   --Tennyson.

3. To guess; to light upon or discover. ``Thou hast hit it.''
   --Shak.

4. (Backgammon) To take up, or replace by a piece belonging to the opposing player; -- said of a single unprotected piece on a point.

   To hit off, to describe with quick characteristic strokes; as, to hit off a speaker.
   --Sir W. Temple.

   To hit out, to perform by good luck. [Obs.]
   --Spenser.