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hits the deck

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

Meaning of hit the deck

Verb

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

  1. (informal) To drop to a lying or other low position, especially quickly.

Questions about hits the deck

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

Words near hits the deck in the dictionary

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

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