hit up
hit up verb: to visit with or contact someone, especially with a definite purpose.
Verb
hit up (third-person singular simple present hits up, present participle hitting up, simple past and past participle hit up)
- To visit with or contact someone, especially with a definite purpose.
- Why not hit him up for some assistance on the rebuilding project?
- Synonyms:
- touch base, chat up
- To eat or drink; to buy a round of drinks.
- Jerry will hit up a round for us all.
- To embark on or devote oneself to (an activity); to perform or do (something).
- I hit up the computer to find the answer.
- To take (an intoxicating drug).
- He hit up with the heroin Jake brought him.
- To request or demand; to confront verbally.
- He hit me up for twenty bucks.
Noun
hit up (plural hit ups)
- The act of taking a pass from the dummy half and running straight into the opposition's defensive line without looking to pass.
Synonyms of hit up
Forms of hit up
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | hits up |
| present participle | hitting up |
| past participle | hit up |
| past | hit up |
| Noun | |
| plural | hit ups |
| alternative form | hitup |
| alternative form | hit-up |
Questions about hit up
- What does hit up mean?
- Hit up means to visit with or contact someone, especially with a definite purpose.
- What part of speech is hit up?
- Hit up can be a verb or a noun.
- What is the past tense of hit up?
- The past tense of hit up is hit up.
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