Meaning of hit-out | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A match or session, particularly for practice.
   UK
2. A penalty shot, awarded when the ball is deemed to have been sent out of play deliberately.
3. A fast gallop.
   Australia
4. An instance of knocking the ball out of a ruck contest.

Examples

““There were some of the dives that could have been performed better but it was good to have a hit-out.””

“There was a second prong to Bill′s in-the-dark equine hit-outs. He believed nocturnal track work produced great times on race day.”

CEFR level