"hit the shower" meaning in English

See hit the shower in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: hits the shower [present, singular, third-person], hitting the shower [participle, present], hit the shower [participle, past], hit the shower [past], hit the showers [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-verb|hit<,,hit> the shower}} hit the shower (third-person singular simple present hits the shower, present participle hitting the shower, simple past and past participle hit the shower)
  1. To take a shower. Related terms: send someone to the showers
    Sense id: en-hit_the_shower-en-verb-ma0zQhQN
  2. To exit play in a sports competition, often with the implication of poor performance.
    Sense id: en-hit_the_shower-en-verb-TUdYxzen Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 79 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 16 84

Alternative forms

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