How to sign: to gain with effort
"she achieved her goal despite setbacks";
Similiar / Same: achieve, accomplish, reach
Categories: bring home the bacon, come through, deliver the goods, succeed, win
Within this category: average, begin, come to, compass, culminate, reach, score, wangle
How to sign: reach a destination, either real or abstract
"We hit Detroit by noon"; "The water reached the doorstep"; "We barely made it to the finish line"; "I have to hit the MAC machine before the weekend starts";
Similiar / Same: reach, arrive at, gain, hit, make
Within this category: access, bottom out, breast, catch up, culminate, find, get through, ground, make, peak, scale, summit, top, top out