hit the rocks in English

Audio: en-au-hit the rocks.ogg

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

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

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  "forms": [
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      "form": "hits the rocks",
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    },
    {
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        "participle",
        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "hit the rocks",
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        "To reach a low point in one's pursuits."
      ],
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        "(idiomatic) To reach a low point in one's pursuits."
      ],
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          "word": "hit the rock"
        },
        {
          "word": "hit rock bottom"
        }
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        {
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to be at a low point",
          "word": "ajautua karille"
        },
        {
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to be at a low point",
          "word": "toucher le fond"
        }
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    }
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    {
      "form": "hits the rocks",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hitting the rocks",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hit the rocks",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hit the rocks",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "word": "hit the rock"
    },
    {
      "word": "hit rock bottom"
    }
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        "To reach a low point in one's pursuits."
      ],
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          "low"
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        "(idiomatic) To reach a low point in one's pursuits."
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    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to be at a low point",
      "word": "ajautua karille"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to be at a low point",
      "word": "toucher le fond"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hit the rocks"
}

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"hit the rocks" meaning in English

Verb