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hits the bottle

hits the bottle is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hit the bottle.

Meaning of hit the bottle

Verb

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

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic) To drink alcohol steadily and in excess, particularly in response to a setback.
    • He's been hitting the bottle hard since his wife left him.
    Synonyms:
    hit the booze, hit the sauce

Questions about hits the bottle

What is hits the bottle the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Hits the bottle is the third-person singular simple present indicative of hit the bottle.

Words near hits the bottle in the dictionary

  1. hits someone when they are down
  2. hits the accelerator
  3. hits the big time
  4. hits the board
  5. hits the books
  6. hits the bottle
  7. hits the bricks
  8. hits the buffers
  9. hits the button
  10. hits the ceiling
  11. hits the deck

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