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.
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Also, located just outside the portal to SUPER NINTENDO WORLD, guests can hit up the Nintendo Super Star Store in Celestial Park.
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Samantha Neely, USA Today, 23 May 2025
Justin has been dragged into the muck since March 2024, when he was briefly detained at his father’s L.A. mansion the day of the feds’ raid (the rap star’s Star Island mansion got hit up by Homeland Security, too).
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 21 May 2025
Elsewhere in Hollywood, Sophia Bush, Gabrielle Union, Kevin Costner and Rob Lowe hit up the Airbnb Summer Release party.
—Grace Harrington, People.com, 14 May 2025
According to Page Six, DiCaprio and Ceretti hit up a museum with Indenbirken in Milan, which is an excellent way to ingratiate yourself with your potential in-laws.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 8 May 2025
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Samantha Neely, USA Today, 23 May 2025
Justin has been dragged into the muck since March 2024, when he was briefly detained at his father’s L.A. mansion the day of the feds’ raid (the rap star’s Star Island mansion got hit up by Homeland Security, too).
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 21 May 2025
Elsewhere in Hollywood, Sophia Bush, Gabrielle Union, Kevin Costner and Rob Lowe hit up the Airbnb Summer Release party.
—Grace Harrington, People.com, 14 May 2025
According to Page Six, DiCaprio and Ceretti hit up a museum with Indenbirken in Milan, which is an excellent way to ingratiate yourself with your potential in-laws.
—Emma Specter, Vogue, 8 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for hit up
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“Hit up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hit%20up. Accessed 29 May. 2025.
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