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hit like a truck

hit like a truck verb: to hit in an extremely powerful manner; to hit with a lot of force. Also the alternative form of hit like a ton of bricks.

Verb

hit like a truck (third-person singular simple present hits like a truck, present participle hitting like a truck, simple past and past participle hit like a truck)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To hit in an extremely powerful manner; to hit with a lot of force.
    • That boxer's punches hit like a truck!

Also used as

hit like a truck is also the alternative form of hit like a ton of bricks.

Forms of hit like a truck

third-person singular presenthits like a truck
present participlehitting like a truck
past participlehit like a truck
pasthit like a truck

Questions about hit like a truck

What does hit like a truck mean?
Hit like a truck means to hit in an extremely powerful manner; to hit with a lot of force.
What part of speech is hit like a truck?
Hit like a truck is a verb.
What is the past tense of hit like a truck?
The past tense of hit like a truck is hit like a truck.

Words near hit like a truck in the dictionary

  1. hit it out of the park
  2. hit it up
  3. hit job
  4. hit licks
  5. hit like a ton of bricks
  6. hit like a truck
  7. hit list
  8. hit lists
  9. hit man
  10. hit me
  11. hit men

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