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hit the trail

hit the trail verb: to leave or depart.

Verb

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

  1. (figuratively, informal) To leave or depart.
    • It's time for me to hit the trail and be on my way.

Forms of hit the trail

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

Questions about hit the trail

What does hit the trail mean?
Hit the trail means to leave or depart.
What part of speech is hit the trail?
Hit the trail is a verb.
What is the past tense of hit the trail?
The past tense of hit the trail is hit the trail.

Words near hit the trail in the dictionary

  1. hit the silk
  2. hit the skids
  3. hit the spot
  4. hit the stores
  5. hit the streets
  6. hit the trail
  7. hit the wall
  8. hit them licks
  9. hit too close to home
  10. hit two birds with one shot
  11. hit two targets with one arrow

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