Definition of Hit the deck

1. Verb. Fall or drop suddenly, usually to evade some danger. "The soldiers hit the dirt when they heard gunfire"

Exact synonyms: Hit The Dirt
Generic synonyms: Move

Definition of Hit the deck

1. Verb. To drop to a lying or other low position, especially quickly. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hit The Deck

hit parades
hit paydirt
hit point
hit points
hit someone for six
hit squad
hit test
hit tests
hit the ball twice
hit the big time
hit the books
hit the bottle
hit the bricks
hit the buffers
hit the ceiling
hit the deck (current term)
hit the dirt
hit the fan
hit the gas
hit the ground running
hit the hay
hit the headlines
hit the jackpot
hit the nail on the head
hit the net
hit the pavement
hit the road
hit the rock
hit the rocks

Literary usage of Hit the deck

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1867)
"In tho case of iron-clad vessels, to hit the deck or the turrets at the intersection with the deck, and especially to let all the shots strike at once. ..."

2. Lawyers' Reports Annotated by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company (1905)
"... to the port side,—allowed it to lower until he feared that if it did clear itself, the clew iron would hit the deck and mar it, when he sang out "Hold ..."

3. Battle in the Ice: A Peter Kent Story by John Gunn (2006)
"Just short of the first barrier, the main undercarriage wheels hit the deck. By a miracle they did not collapse; instead, the aircraft bounced. ..."

4. The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events, with Documents, Narratives by Frank Moore, Edward Everett (1867)
"In tho case of iron-clad vessels, to hit the deck or the turrets at the intersection with the deck, and especially to let all the shots strike at once. ..."

5. Out of the Depths by David Harrell (2005)
"My feet were burned when I hit the deck and I did not know what was going on . . . Men were screaming all around and many were wounded. ..."

6. Secrets of the Submarine by Marley Fotheringham Hay (1917)
"The result of these experiments was most comforting to the deck personnel of the battleship, for 90% of the bombs dropped failed to hit the deck at all and ..."

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