adj. A batter who has failed to make any base hits over a period of time, usually one game
adj. A team that has no hits over a period of time, usually part of one game
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
adj. Having no hits scored; -- of a baseball game (or the pitching) in which a pitcher allows the opponent no hits.
adj. Having no points scored.
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adj. having no points scores
adj. (of a batter) without a hit
Word Usage
"The Mets were held to four hits — they went hitless from the second through the eighth innings — and stranded 11 runners in a 3-1 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday that abruptly ended a season that for so long seemed as though it would inevitably lead to the World Series."