Definition of hit-out:
(n) :
(UK, sports) A match or session, particularly for practice.
(n) :
(sports, field hockey) A penalty shot, awarded when the ball is deemed to have been sent out of play deliberately.
(n) :
(Australian rules football) An instance of knocking the ball out of a ruck contest.
(n) :
(Australia, horse racing) A fast gallop.