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hit the deck

verbcandidate·updated Jun 3, 2026

fall or drop suddenly, usually to evade some danger

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Classifications

Cognitive

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Responsibility

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Automation

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Variants

synonym
hit the dirt
pasttense
hitted the deck
presentparticiple
hitting the deck
thirdpersonsingular
hits the deck
pastparticiple
hitted the deck