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HIT THE DIRT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Fall or drop suddenly, usually to evade some danger

Example:

The soldiers hit the dirt when they heard gunfire

Synonyms:

hit the deck; hit the dirt

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "hit the dirt" is one way to...):

move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

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