hit up

present singular third person hits up · participle present hitting up

1. informaltransitiveTo visit with or contact someone, especially with a definite purpose.

   Why not hit him up for some assistance on the rebuilding project?

   Synonyms: touch base, chat up

2. transitiveTo eat or drink; to buy a round of drinks.

   Jerry will hit up a round for us all.

3. transitiveTo embark on or devote oneself to (an activity); to perform or do (something).

   I hit up the computer to find the answer.

4. ambitransitiveinformalTo take (an intoxicating drug).

   He hit up with the heroin Jake brought him.

5. slangtransitiveTo request or demand; to confront verbally.

   He hit me up for twenty bucks.

plural hit ups · alternative hitup · alternative hit-up

1. ball gamesThe act of taking a pass from the dummy half and running straight into the opposition's defensive line without looking to pass.