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hit the dirt

hit the dirt verb: to drop suddenly to the ground.

Verb

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

  1. (slang) To drop suddenly to the ground.
  2. To fall quickly in order to evade a danger.

hit the dirt meaning in Tamil

hit the dirt in Tamil

மண்ணைக் கவ்வு, தோல்வியடை

Forms of hit the dirt

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

Questions about hit the dirt

What does hit the dirt mean?
Hit the dirt means to drop suddenly to the ground.
What is hit the dirt in Tamil?
Hit the dirt in Tamil is மண்ணைக் கவ்வு, தோல்வியடை. See Hit the dirt meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is hit the dirt?
Hit the dirt is a verb.
What is the past tense of hit the dirt?
The past tense of hit the dirt is hit the dirt.

Words near hit the dirt in the dictionary

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

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