hit up

see definition of hit up

as ininquire
as inpanhandle
as inquery
as inquestion
as insolicit
as insponge
as inbeg
as inborrow
as inclaim
as indemand

Synonyms for hit up

verb ask; look into

Antonyms for hit up

claim

verb. demand, maintain property or right

claimed

verb. demand, maintain property or right

claiming

verb. demand, maintain property or right

Word Origin & History

late Old English hyttan, hittan "come upon, meet with, fall in with, 'hit' upon," from a Scandinavian source, cf. Old Norse hitta "to light upon, meet with," also "to hit, strike;" Swedish hitta "to find," Danish and Norwegian hitte "to hit, find," from Proto-Germanic *hitjanan. Related: Hitting. Meaning shifted in late Old English period to "strike," via "to reach with a blow or missile," and replaced Old English slean in this sense. Original sense survives in phrases such as hit it off (1780, earlier in same sense hit it, 1630s) and is revived in hit on (1970s).

Underworld slang meaning "to kill by plan" is 1955 (as a noun in this sense from 1970). To hit the bottle "drink alcohol" is from 1889. To hit the nail on the head (1570s) is from archery. Hit the road "leave" is from 1873; to hit (someone) up "request something" is from 1917. Hit and run is 1899 as a baseball play, 1924 as a driver failing to stop at a crash he caused. To not know what hit (one) is from 1923.

Example Sentences for hit up

After intermission they come sneakin' in by twos and threes to hit up their cigarettes.

I reckon we had better try an' hit up a leetle livelier gait.

Ye might hit up a little on the Pinto hoss—he ain't harmin' ye.

I was only hit up the other night because I was so surprised.

I've been fighting the temptation to hit up Paris ever since I've been over this time.

I had to get home, just the same, so I faced about and hit up a pace for the hotel.

Hit up your old ice wagon, and I'll hitch on behind that far.

It was pitiful, and there was so I much of it, but I only hardened my heart and hit up the pace.

As the freight got out of Philadelphia she began to hit up speed.

I saw them look back at me several times, but they did not hit up their speed any.

hit up

Synonyms for hit up

Antonyms for hit up

More words related to hit up

beg

begged

borrow

claim

claimed

claiming