"hit up" meaning in English

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "hits up",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hitting up",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hit up",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hit up",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hit<,,hit> up"
      },
      "expansion": "hit up (third-person singular simple present hits up, present participle hitting up, simple past and past participle hit up)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "hit it up"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "HMU"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Why not hit him up for some assistance on the rebuilding project?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To contact someone, especially with a definite purpose."
      ],
      "id": "en-hit_up-en-verb-DMf~eKY6",
      "links": [
        [
          "contact",
          "contact"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, informal) To contact someone, especially with a definite purpose."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "touch base"
        },
        {
          "word": "chat up"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "To take (an intoxicating drug)."
      ],
      "id": "en-hit_up-en-verb-bd-m5Wqr",
      "links": [
        [
          "transitive",
          "transitive"
        ],
        [
          "intransitive",
          "intransitive"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, intransitive, informal) To take (an intoxicating drug)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "intransitive",
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "hit up"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "hit ups",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "hit up (plural hit ups)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "en",
          "name": "Rugby",
          "orig": "en:Rugby",
          "parents": [
            "Ball games",
            "Sports",
            "Human activity",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "66 31 3",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "65 31 4",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with language name categories using raw markup",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with language name categories using raw markup",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "56 36 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English phrasal verbs with particle (up)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "63 32 5",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
          "parents": [
            "Terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "59 33 8",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English verb forms using redundant wikisyntax",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The act of taking a pass from the dummy half and running straight into the opposition's defensive line without looking to pass."
      ],
      "id": "en-hit_up-en-noun-ipUweDb5",
      "links": [
        [
          "rugby",
          "rugby"
        ],
        [
          "dummy half",
          "dummy half"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rugby) The act of taking a pass from the dummy half and running straight into the opposition's defensive line without looking to pass."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "hitup"
        },
        {
          "word": "hit-up"
        }
      ],
      "topics": [
        "ball-games",
        "games",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "rugby",
        "sports"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "hit up"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English entries with language name categories using raw markup",
    "English irregular past participles",
    "English irregular simple past forms",
    "English lemmas",
    "English multiword terms",
    "English nouns",
    "English phrasal verbs",
    "English phrasal verbs with particle (up)",
    "English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
    "English verb forms using redundant wikisyntax",
    "English verbs"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "hits up",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hitting up",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hit up",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hit up",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hit<,,hit> up"
      },
      "expansion": "hit up (third-person singular simple present hits up, present participle hitting up, simple past and past participle hit up)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "hit it up"
    },
    {
      "word": "HMU"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English informal terms",
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Why not hit him up for some assistance on the rebuilding project?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To contact someone, especially with a definite purpose."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "contact",
          "contact"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, informal) To contact someone, especially with a definite purpose."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "touch base"
        },
        {
          "word": "chat up"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "transitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English informal terms",
        "English intransitive verbs",
        "English transitive verbs"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To take (an intoxicating drug)."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "transitive",
          "transitive"
        ],
        [
          "intransitive",
          "intransitive"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(transitive, intransitive, informal) To take (an intoxicating drug)."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "informal",
        "intransitive",
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "hit up"
}

{
  "categories": [
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English entries with language name categories using raw markup",
    "English irregular past participles",
    "English irregular simple past forms",
    "English lemmas",
    "English multiword terms",
    "English nouns",
    "English phrasal verbs",
    "English phrasal verbs with particle (up)",
    "English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys",
    "English verb forms using redundant wikisyntax",
    "English verbs"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "hit ups",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "hit up (plural hit ups)",
      "name": "en-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "en:Rugby"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "The act of taking a pass from the dummy half and running straight into the opposition's defensive line without looking to pass."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "rugby",
          "rugby"
        ],
        [
          "dummy half",
          "dummy half"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rugby) The act of taking a pass from the dummy half and running straight into the opposition's defensive line without looking to pass."
      ],
      "topics": [
        "ball-games",
        "games",
        "hobbies",
        "lifestyle",
        "rugby",
        "sports"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "hitup"
    },
    {
      "word": "hit-up"
    }
  ],
  "word": "hit up"
}