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Definition of Hit it up
1. Verb. Become drunk or drink excessively.
Generic synonyms: Booze, Drink, Fuddle
Derivative terms: Inebriate, Inebriation, Inebriation, Soaker, Souse
Definition of Hit it up
1. Verb. (idiomatic) To develop an amicable relationship (with), especially in a sudden manner during an initial encounter. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hit It Up
Literary usage of Hit it up
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1909)
"Well, we '11 stop about fifty yards this side, wait till the train whistles the
last crossing. then hit it up for all we are worth, and—" "And let the train ..."
2. The Modern English Verb-adverb Combination by Arthur Garfield Kennedy (1920)
"This is true of such expressions as to come it over (someone), to hit it up 'to
hasten,' to hit it off 'to agree,' to stick it out 'to persevere,' to whoop ..."
3. The West Somerset Word-book: A Glossary of Dialectal and Archaic Words and by Frederick Thomas Elworthy (1886)
"Hunting: to find the scent; sometimes hit it off. The hounds then hit it up the
river, and carried it on with more or less scent through Barton Wood. ..."
4. Sunset by Southern Pacific Company, Southern Pacific Company. Passenger Dept (1914)
"Say, they can hit it up some when the wine of the country gets flowing! "Well,
Antonia knew what Vareta was up to, and they didn't require to discuss it. ..."
5. Main Street by Sinclair Lewis (1920)
"You had to look at them to see which was speaking. " Well, we made pretty good
time coming up," from one— any one. " Yump, we hit it up after we struck the ..."
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