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hitting the deck

hitting the deck is the present participle and gerund 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 hitting the deck

What is hitting the deck the present participle and gerund of?
Hitting the deck is the present participle and gerund of hit the deck.

Words near hitting the deck in the dictionary

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

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