"hit like a truck" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [English]

Forms: hits like a truck [present, singular, third-person], hitting like a truck [participle, present], hit like a truck [participle, past], hit like a truck [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|hit<,,hit> like a truck}} hit like a truck (third-person singular simple present hits like a truck, present participle hitting like a truck, simple past and past participle hit like a truck)
  1. Alternative form of hit like a ton of bricks Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: hit like a ton of bricks
    Sense id: en-hit_like_a_truck-en-verb-cH0qoVQ4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Danish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 66 34 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 67 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 68 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 79 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 85 15
  2. (idiomatic, informal) To hit in an extremely powerful manner; to hit with a lot of force. Tags: idiomatic, informal Translations (To hit in an extremely powerful manner): gøre hamrende/mega ondt (Danish)
    Sense id: en-hit_like_a_truck-en-verb-tiiSRNp0 Disambiguation of 'To hit in an extremely powerful manner': 4 96

Inflected forms

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