hit the dirt in English

Audio: En-au-hit the dirt.ogg

Forms: hits the dirt [present, singular, third-person], hitting the dirt [participle, present], hit the dirt [participle, past], hit the dirt [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|hit<,,hit> the dirt}} hit the dirt (third-person singular simple present hits the dirt, present participle hitting the dirt, simple past and past participle hit the dirt)

Inflected forms

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      "form": "hits the dirt",
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        "present"
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    },
    {
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        "To drop suddenly to the ground."
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        "(slang) To drop suddenly to the ground."
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        "To fall quickly in order to evade a danger."
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"hit the dirt" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms