Home › Words › H › hitstophitstophitstop means the technique of briefly pausing an animation when one character strikes another, typically done to make the hit feel more impactful.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, hitstop ranks #12,073 of 42,749 for Qualifying.EtymologyCompound of hit + stop.nounThe technique of briefly pausing an animation when one character strikes another, typically done to make the hit feel more impactful.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.stoppage 56% match — A pause or halt of some activity. vs hitstop →pausing 54% match — A pause. vs hitstop →showstopper 53% match — A performance or segment of a theatrical production that induces a positive audience reaction strong enough to pause the production. vs hitstop →hitting 51% match — A series of hits or blows directed at a person or object. vs hitstop →hitmarker 49% match — An audiovisual cue indicating that an enemy has been hit. vs hitstop →midjump 47% match — The midpoint of a jump. vs hitstop →underhit 47% match — To hit with insufficient force. vs hitstop →hitscan 46% match — A calculation to find the point at which a given line intersects an object in the game world, commonly used to determine whether a bullet or projectile hits a target. vs hitstop →