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hit the deck

hit the deck verb: to drop to a lying or other low position, especially quickly.

Verb

hit the deck (third-person singular simple present hits the deck, present participle hitting the deck, simple past and past participle hit the deck)

  1. (informal) To drop to a lying or other low position, especially quickly.

hit the deck meaning in Indonesian

hit the deck in Indonesian

To drop to a lying or other low position, especially quickly
tiarap

Forms of hit the deck

third-person singular presenthits the deck
present participlehitting the deck
past participlehit the deck
pasthit the deck

Questions about hit the deck

What does hit the deck mean?
Hit the deck means to drop to a lying or other low position, especially quickly.
What is hit the deck in Indonesian?
Hit the deck in Indonesian is tiarap. See Hit the deck meaning in Indonesian.
What part of speech is hit the deck?
Hit the deck is a verb.
What is the past tense of hit the deck?
The past tense of hit the deck is hit the deck.

Words near hit the deck in the dictionary

  1. hit the bottle
  2. hit the bricks
  3. hit the buffers
  4. hit the button
  5. hit the ceiling
  6. hit the deck
  7. hit the dirt
  8. hit the fan
  9. hit the floor
  10. hit the gas
  11. hit the gold

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