Definition of Hit it up

1. Verb. Become drunk or drink excessively.

Exact synonyms: Inebriate, Soak, Souse
Generic synonyms: Booze, Drink, Fuddle
Derivative terms: Inebriate, Inebriation, Inebriation, Soaker, Souse

Definition of Hit it up

1. Verb. (idiomatic) To develop an amicable relationship (with), especially in a sudden manner during an initial encounter. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hit It Up

hit a snag
hit above one's weight
hit and run
hit and runs
hit back
hit batsman
hit batsmen
hit below one's weight
hit by pitch
hit counter
hit counters
hit home
hit it big
hit it off
hit it up (current term)
hit list
hit lists
hit man
hit men
hit one's stride
hit one out of the ballpark
hit out
hit parade
hit parades
hit paydirt
hit point
hit points
hit someone for six

Literary usage of Hit it up

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1909)
"Well, we '11 stop about fifty yards this side, wait till the train whistles the last crossing. then hit it up for all we are worth, and—" "And let the train ..."

2. The Modern English Verb-adverb Combination by Arthur Garfield Kennedy (1920)
"This is true of such expressions as to come it over (someone), to hit it up 'to hasten,' to hit it off 'to agree,' to stick it out 'to persevere,' to whoop ..."

3. The West Somerset Word-book: A Glossary of Dialectal and Archaic Words and by Frederick Thomas Elworthy (1886)
"Hunting: to find the scent; sometimes hit it off. The hounds then hit it up the river, and carried it on with more or less scent through Barton Wood. ..."

4. Sunset by Southern Pacific Company, Southern Pacific Company. Passenger Dept (1914)
"Say, they can hit it up some when the wine of the country gets flowing! "Well, Antonia knew what Vareta was up to, and they didn't require to discuss it. ..."

5. Main Street by Sinclair Lewis (1920)
"You had to look at them to see which was speaking. " Well, we made pretty good time coming up," from one— any one. " Yump, we hit it up after we struck the ..."

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