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hit the dirt

verbid 11185·updated Jun 3, 2026
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fall or drop suddenly, usually to evade some danger

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Variants

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

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary1 senseview framework →
§1
fall or drop suddenly, usually to evade some danger
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
fall or drop suddenly, usually to evade some danger
DR-088 backfill from the verb definition column

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