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hit with

hit with verb: to do something intended to punish or hurt (someone), especially as a sudden or surprise action.

Verb

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

  1. To do something intended to punish or hurt (someone), especially as a sudden or surprise action.
    • We'll hit them with a lawsuit, that'll shut them up.
  2. To tell someone something that is surprising or unpleasantly shocking.
    • Just hit me with the bad news straight-up, doc.
  3. To share, hand over or impart.
    • He hit me with a proposal.

Forms of hit with

third-person singular presenthits with
present participlehitting with
past participlehit with
pasthit with

Questions about hit with

What does hit with mean?
Hit with means to do something intended to punish or hurt (someone), especially as a sudden or surprise action.
What part of speech is hit with?
Hit with is a verb.
What is the past tense of hit with?
The past tense of hit with is hit with.

Words near hit with in the dictionary

  1. hit up
  2. hit up against
  3. hit upon
  4. hit ups
  5. hit wicket
  6. hit with
  7. hit with the stupid stick
  8. hit-a-pin bagatelle
  9. hit-and-miss
  10. hit-and-run
  11. hit-and-runner

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