hit it

verb

To start performing; start playing a song, etc.

Meanings

verbhit it (third-person singular simple present hits it, present participle hitting it, simple past and past participle hit it)

present singular third person hits it · participle present hitting it

  1. imperativeinformalusuallyTo start performing; start playing a song, etc.

    He looks at the band behind him and says, “Hit it, boys!” The band launches into its own rendition of happy birthday.

    2010, E. K. Schiller, Holly Schiller, The Midnight Hour, page 196
  2. slangTo leave, to hit the road.
  3. slangTo have sex.

    Charli likes boys, but she knows I'd hit it.

    2024, Charli XCX, Billie Eilish, “Guess featuring Billie Eilish”Atlantic Recording Corporation
    1 more example

    If I say you look fuckable, how would you react? Starin' at you, daydreamin' 'bout hittin' it from the back

    2020, Moneybagg Yo, Match My Fly
  4. slangTo smoke a cigarette, take an illicit drug, or drink an alcoholic beverage.
  5. slangTo drive a vehicle, especially a car or motorcycle, really fast.
  6. slangTo try a gambling game.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see

Origin

Compare typologically Russian уда́риться (в) (udáritʹsja (v)), тро́гать (trógatʹ), тро́нуться (trónutʹsja).

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APA

hit it. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hit%20it

MLA

“hit it.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hit%20it. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hit it,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hit%20it.

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