"hit with" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: hits with [present, singular, third-person], hitting with [participle, present], hit with [participle, past], hit with [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|hit<,,hit> with}} hit with (third-person singular simple present hits with, present participle hitting with, simple past and past participle hit with)
  1. To do something intended to punish or hurt (someone), especially as a sudden or surprise action.
    Sense id: en-hit_with-en-verb-8AxvvrSB
  2. To tell someone something that is surprising or unpleasantly shocking.
    Sense id: en-hit_with-en-verb-db4-OniH Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (with) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 17 83 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (with): 24 76

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      "form": "hits with",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
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      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hit with",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hit with",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
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        "1": "hit<,,hit> with"
      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
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  "senses": [
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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "We'll hit them with a lawsuit, that'll shut them up."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To do something intended to punish or hurt (someone), especially as a sudden or surprise action."
      ],
      "id": "en-hit_with-en-verb-8AxvvrSB"
    },
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      "categories": [
        {
          "_dis": "17 83",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "24 76",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English phrasal verbs with particle (with)",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Just hit me with the bad news straight-up, doc."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To tell someone something that is surprising or unpleasantly shocking."
      ],
      "id": "en-hit_with-en-verb-db4-OniH"
    }
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  "word": "hit with"
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    "English multiword terms",
    "English phrasal verbs",
    "English phrasal verbs with particle (with)",
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      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
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    },
    {
      "form": "hit with",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
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    },
    {
      "form": "hit with",
      "tags": [
        "past"
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      },
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      "name": "en-verb"
    }
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  "senses": [
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "We'll hit them with a lawsuit, that'll shut them up."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To do something intended to punish or hurt (someone), especially as a sudden or surprise action."
      ]
    },
    {
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Just hit me with the bad news straight-up, doc."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To tell someone something that is surprising or unpleasantly shocking."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "hit with"
}

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