"hit the accelerator" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: hits the accelerator [present, singular, third-person], hitting the accelerator [participle, present], hit the accelerator [participle, past], hit the accelerator [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|hit<,,hit> the accelerator}} hit the accelerator (third-person singular simple present hits the accelerator, present participle hitting the accelerator, simple past and past participle hit the accelerator)
  1. (idiomatic) Synonym of hit the gas. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: hit the gas [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-hit_the_accelerator-en-verb-fVQg5urG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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