hit up
Meaning
- verb To visit with or contact someone, especially with a definite purpose.
Why not hit him up for some assistance on the rebuilding project?
- verb To eat or drink; to buy a round of drinks.
Jerry will hit up a round for us all.
- verb To embark on or devote oneself to (an activity); to perform or do (something).
I hit up the computer to find the answer.
- verb To take (an intoxicating drug).
He hit up with the heroin Jake brought him.
- verb To request or demand; to confront verbally.
He hit me up for twenty bucks.
- noun The act of taking a pass from the dummy half and running straight into the opposition's defensive line without looking to pass.
Similar words
get at get hold of get with reach out get onto phone up reach make contact with contact get on to
Word family
hits up hitting up
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