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took a hit

took a hit is the simple past of take a hit.

Meaning of take a hit

Verb

take a hit (third-person singular simple present takes a hit, present participle taking a hit, simple past took a hit, past participle taken a hit)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To suffer undesirable consequences, especially a decrease in reputation, score, etc.

Questions about took a hit

What is took a hit the simple past of?
Took a hit is the simple past of take a hit.

Words near took a hit in the dictionary

  1. took a French leave
  2. took a gamble
  3. took a gander
  4. took a hike
  5. took a hint
  6. took a hit
  7. took a joke
  8. took a knee
  9. took a knife to a gunfight
  10. took a leaf out of someone's book
  11. took a liking to

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