touching, touch - the act of putting two things together with no space between them; "at his touch the room filled with lights"

contusion - the action of bruising; "the bruise resulted from a contusion"

crash, smash - the act of colliding with something; "his crash through the window"; "the fullback's smash into the defensive line"

bunt - (baseball) the act of hitting a baseball lightly without swinging the bat

fly ball, fly - (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air

ground ball, groundball, grounder, hopper - (baseball) a hit that travels along the ground

header - (soccer) the act of hitting the ball with your head

scorcher, screamer - a very hard hit ball

plunker, plunk - (baseball) hitting a baseball so that it drops suddenly