shit

n 1: obscene terms for feces [syn: {crap}, {dirt}, {poop}, {turd}]

2: a ludicrously false statement [syn: {bullshit}, {bull}, {Irish

bull}, {horseshit}, {crap}, {bunk}, {bunkum}, {buncombe},

{guff}, {rot}, {hogwash}, {dogshit}]

3: a coarse term for defecation; "he took a shit" [syn: {dump}]

4: (obscene) insulting terms of address [syn: {asshole}, {bastard},

{cocksucker}, {mother fucker}, {motherfucker}, {mother},

{prick}, {son of a bitch}, {SOB}]

5: something of little value; "it is not worth a damn"; "not

worth shucks" [syn: {damn}, {darn}, {hoot}, {shucks}, {tinker's

damn}, {tinker's dam}]

6: a morphine derivative [syn: {heroin}, {diacetyl morphine}, {H},

{horse}, {junk}, {scag}, {smack}]

v 1: give away information about somebody; "He told on his

classmate who had cheated on the exam" [syn: {denounce},

{tell on}, {betray}, {give away}, {rat}, {grass}, {peach},

{shop}, {snitch}, {stag}]

2: have a bowel movement; "The dog had made in the flower beds"

[syn: {defecate}, {take a shit}, {take a crap}, {ca-ca}, {crap},

{make}]

hit

1. {cache hit}.

2. A request to a {web server} from a {web

browser} or other {client} (e.g. a {robot}).

The number of hits on a server may be important for

determining advertising revenue.

In the course of loading a single {web page}, a browser may

hit a web server many times e.g. to retrieve the page itself

and each {image} on the page. In contrast, caching by

browsers and {web proxies} reduces the number of hits on the

server because some requests are satisfied from the cache.

3. To press and release a key on the keyboard. Some

prefer the less aggressive "tap".

(2000-02-20)