hit up

phrasal verb

hit up; hitting up; hits up

US, informal

: to ask (someone) for something (such as money)

She's waiting for the right moment to hit up her father for a loan.

I donated money to that charity a few months ago, and they're already hitting me up for more.

Examples of hit up in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

With all of Episode Five’s action being frontloaded, the back end of the installment sees the Z-Team hitting up their local supervillain bar to blow off some steam, dragging Robert in tow. —Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 7 Nov. 2025

Teyana Taylor as Perfidia Beverly Hills Teyana Taylor also dressed up as her own movie character, hitting up the 2025 Costume Couture Halloween Party as Perfidia Beverly Hills from One Battle After Another. —Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 1 Nov. 2025

If unavailable, try finding a sewing pattern at a crafts store or hit up your most creative relative who owns a sewing machine. —Katie Wiseman, IndyStar, 29 Oct. 2025

Then hit up Doxie Slush for a taste of the tropics. —Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Travel + Leisure, 25 Oct. 2025

Rhymes for hit up

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• markup