hit - deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"

impress, strike, affect, move - have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd"

damage - inflict damage upon; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree"

visit - assail; "He was visited with a terrible illness that killed him quickly"

blight, plague - cause to suffer a blight; "Too much rain may blight the garden with mold"