"hit up" meaning in English

See hit up in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-hit up.wav Forms: hit ups [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} hit up (plural hit ups)
  1. (rugby) The act of taking a pass from the dummy half and running straight into the opposition's defensive line without looking to pass. Categories (topical): Rugby Synonyms: hitup, hit-up
    Sense id: en-hit_up-en-noun-ipUweDb5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "up", English verb forms using redundant wikisyntax, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 22 4 3 2 23 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "up": 41 22 6 6 5 21 Disambiguation of English verb forms using redundant wikisyntax: 44 22 4 3 3 24 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 46 20 5 4 3 22 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 21 4 3 3 23 Topics: ball-games, games, hobbies, lifestyle, rugby, sports

Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-hit up.wav Forms: hits up [present, singular, third-person], hitting up [participle, present], hit up [participle, past], hit up [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|hit<,,hit> up}} hit up (third-person singular simple present hits up, present participle hitting up, simple past and past participle hit up)
  1. (transitive, informal) To visit with or contact someone, especially with a definite purpose. Tags: informal, transitive Synonyms: touch base, chat up
    Sense id: en-hit_up-en-verb-WRk~rVid
  2. (transitive) To eat or drink; to buy a round of drinks. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-hit_up-en-verb-9hQnrtZp
  3. (transitive) To embark on or devote oneself to (an activity); to perform or do (something). Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-hit_up-en-verb-un2P5ZRO
  4. (transitive, intransitive, informal) To take (an intoxicating drug). Tags: informal, intransitive, transitive
    Sense id: en-hit_up-en-verb-bd-m5Wqr
  5. (transitive, slang) To request or demand; to confront verbally. Tags: slang, transitive
    Sense id: en-hit_up-en-verb-I-DbT99k
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: hit it up, HMU

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "(transitive, informal) To visit with or contact someone, especially with a definite purpose."
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