hit up
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.
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Last year, Martínez hit up the farmers markets and asked the farmers for their ugly tomatoes.
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Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Pinch-runner Richie Palacios stole second and scored on Vilade's hit up the middle.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
Don't Miss Most visitors hit up the potholes, take a pic at a cliff, and leave.
—Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 17 Apr. 2026
Reports from Australian news outlets place Perry and Rose spending time together and hitting up the popular nightclub Spice Market in downtown Melbourne in August 2010.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2026
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Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Pinch-runner Richie Palacios stole second and scored on Vilade's hit up the middle.
—ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026
Don't Miss Most visitors hit up the potholes, take a pic at a cliff, and leave.
—Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 17 Apr. 2026
Reports from Australian news outlets place Perry and Rose spending time together and hitting up the popular nightclub Spice Market in downtown Melbourne in August 2010.
—Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 15 Apr. 2026
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“Hit up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hit%20up. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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