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ALL meanings of hit up

hit up
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  • verb with object hit up to be published in or released to; appear in: When will this report hit the papers? What will happen when the story hits the front page? 1
  • verb with object hit up to land on or arrive in: The troops hit the beach at 0800. When does Harry hit town? 1
  • verb with object hit up to give (someone) another playing card, drink, portion, etc.: If the dealer hits me with an ace, I'll win the hand. Bartender, hit me again. 1
  • verb with object hit up to come or light upon; meet with; find: to hit the right road. 1
  • verb with object hit up to agree with; suit exactly: I'm sure this purple shirt will hit Alfred's fancy. 1
  • verb with object hit up to solve or guess correctly; come upon the right answer or solution: You've hit it! 1
  • verb with object hit up to succeed in representing or producing exactly: to hit a likeness in a portrait. 1
  • verb with object hit up Informal. to begin to travel on: Let's hit the road. What time shall we hit the trail? 1
  • verb without object hit up to strike with a missile, a weapon, or the like; deal a blow or blows: The armies hit at dawn. 1
  • verb without object hit up to come into collision (often followed by against, on, or upon): The door hit against the wall. 1
  • verb without object hit up Slang. to kill; murder. 1
  • verb without object hit up (of an internal-combustion engine) to ignite a mixture of air and fuel as intended: This jalopy is hitting on all cylinders. 1
  • verb without object hit up to come or light (usually followed by upon or on): to hit on a new way. 1
  • noun hit up an impact or collision, as of one thing against another. 1
  • noun hit up a stroke that reaches an object; blow. 1
  • noun hit up a stroke of satire, censure, etc.: a hit at complacency. 1
  • noun hit up Baseball. base hit. 1
  • noun hit up Backgammon. a game won by a player after the opponent has thrown off one or more men from the board. any winning game. 1
  • noun hit up a successful stroke, performance, or production; success: The play is a hit. 1
  • noun hit up Slang. a dose of a narcotic drug. 1
  • noun hit up Digital Technology. (in information retrieval) an instance of successfully locating an item of data, as in a database or on the Internet: When I search for my name, I get lots of hits. an instance of accessing a website. 1
  • noun hit up Slang. a killing, murder, or assassination, especially one carried out by criminal prearrangements. 1
  • idioms hit up hit it off, Informal. to be congenial or compatible; get along; agree: We hit it off immediately with the new neighbors. She and her brother had never really hit it off. 1
  • idioms hit up hit or miss, without concern for correctness or detail; haphazardly: The paint job had been done hit or miss. 1
  • idioms hit up hit the books, Slang. to study hard; cram. 1
  • idioms hit up hit the bottle, Slang. bottle1 (def 8). 1
  • idioms hit up hit the high spots, to go out on the town; go nightclubbing: We'll hit the high spots when you come to town. to do something in a quick or casual manner, paying attention to only the most important or obvious facets or items: When I clean the house I hit the high spots and that's about all. This course will hit the high spots of ancient history. 1
  • intransitivephrasal verb hit up shoot up, inject drugs 1
  • transitivephrasal verb hit up approach for money 1
  • verb with object hit up to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer. 1
  • verb with object hit up to come against with an impact or collision, as a missile, a flying fragment, a falling body, or the like: The car hit the tree. 1
  • verb with object hit up to reach with a missile, a weapon, a blow, or the like, as one throwing, shooting, or striking: Did the bullet hit him? 1
  • verb with object hit up to succeed in striking: With his final shot he hit the mark. 1
  • verb with object hit up Baseball. to make (a base hit): He hit a single and a home run. bat1 (def 12). 1
  • verb with object hit up to drive or propel by a stroke: to hit a ball onto the green. 1
  • verb with object hit up to have a marked effect or influence on; affect severely: We were all hit by the change in management. 1
  • verb with object hit up to assail effectively and sharply (often followed by out): The speech hits out at warmongering. 1
  • verb with object hit up to request or demand of: He hit me for a loan. 1
  • verb with object hit up to reach or attain (a specified level or amount): Prices are expected to hit a new low. The new train can hit 100 mph. 1
  • phrasal verb hit up If you hit somebody up for something, especially for money, you ask them for it. 0
  • verb hit up (Transitive Verb) IDI To contact with a request or demand. 0
  • verb hit up (Intransitive Verb) to take an intoxicating drug. 0
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