transitive verb
: to characterize precisely and usually satirically
in a brilliant metaphor … hits himself off with terrible accuracy—
V. S. Pritchett really hits off the contours and hierarchies of an English village with an amusing slyness—H. J. Laski
broadly
: imitate
hits off an old turkey-gobbler to perfection
intransitive verb
: to be in harmony or agreement : accord
soft shade that will hit off with anything his late arrival hit off perfectly with our plan
: a clever imitation
did an amusing hit-off of his brother
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Merriam-Webster unabridged
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