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Antonyms for hit up


Grammar : Verb
Spell : hit
Phonetic Transcription : hɪt



Definition of hit up

Origin :
  • late Old English hyttan, hittan "come upon, meet with, fall in with, 'hit' upon," from a Scandinavian source, cf. Old Norse hitta "to light upon, meet with," also "to hit, strike;" Swedish hitta "to find," Danish and Norwegian hitte "to hit, find," from Proto-Germanic *hitjanan. Related: Hitting. Meaning shifted in late Old English period to "strike," via "to reach with a blow or missile," and replaced Old English slean in this sense. Original sense survives in phrases such as hit it off (1780, earlier in same sense hit it, 1630s) and is revived in hit on (1970s).
  • Underworld slang meaning "to kill by plan" is 1955 (as a noun in this sense from 1970). To hit the bottle "drink alcohol" is from 1889. To hit the nail on the head (1570s) is from archery. Hit the road "leave" is from 1873; to hit (someone) up "request something" is from 1917. Hit and run is 1899 as a baseball play, 1924 as a driver failing to stop at a crash he caused. To not know what hit (one) is from 1923.
  • As in inquire : verb ask; look into
  • As in panhandle : verb beg
  • As in query : verb ask
  • As in question : verb ask for answer
  • As in solicit : verb plead for; try to sell
  • As in sponge : verb mooch
  • As in beg : verb seek charity
  • As in borrow : verb take for temporary use
  • As in claim : verb demand, maintain property or right
  • As in demand : verb ask strongly for something
Example sentences :
  • After intermission they come sneakin' in by twos and threes to hit up their cigarettes.
  • Extract from : « Torchy » by Sewell Ford
  • I reckon we had better try an' hit up a leetle livelier gait.
  • Extract from : « The Cave of Gold » by Everett McNeil
  • Ye might hit up a little on the Pinto hoss—he ain't harmin' ye.
  • Extract from : « Jeff Briggs's Love Story » by Bret Harte
  • I was only hit up the other night because I was so surprised.
  • Extract from : « The Making of a Prig » by Evelyn Sharp
  • I've been fighting the temptation to hit up Paris ever since I've been over this time.
  • Extract from : « The Eddy » by Clarence L. Cullen
  • I had to get home, just the same, so I faced about and hit up a pace for the hotel.
  • Extract from : « Marjorie Dean College Freshman » by Pauline Lester
  • Hit up your old ice wagon, and I'll hitch on behind that far.
  • Extract from : « Great Hike » by Alan Douglas
  • It was pitiful, and there was so I much of it, but I only hardened my heart and hit up the pace.
  • Extract from : « The Faith of Men » by Jack London
  • As the freight got out of Philadelphia she began to hit up speed.
  • Extract from : « The Road » by Jack London
  • I saw them look back at me several times, but they did not hit up their speed any.
  • Extract from : « Ted Strong's Motor Car » by Edward C. Taylor

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