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Could "Hit the building" mean "crash into the building" as well as "attack or shoot the building"?

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Rebecca

Although the video doesn't show explicitly what happens after the speaker makes the command to "hit the building," it most likely means to attack or shoot the building with gunfire or explosives. Although "hit" can be used to indicate "crash" in some situations, based on context cues it doesn't seem to be the case here. Ex: We have three rounds of ammunition left. Hit the building! Ex: I had an accident today. My car accidentally hit a fire hydrant.

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