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

Federer and Nadal were on opposite sides of the net for what was generally a good-natured hit up until that point. —Tim Ellis, Forbes.com, 17 Apr. 2025

Jennifer Lopez, Martha Stewart, Deborah Cox, Peter Sarsgaard also hit up the premiere, as well as President Joe Biden and first lady Dr. Jill Biden. —Sharareh Drury, People.com, 24 Mar. 2025

This means hitting up antique malls, vintage shops, secondhand retailers, and thrift stores. —Elizabeth Yuko, Architectural Digest, 2 May 2025

Budget-minded breakfast lovers (that's all of us, right?) can hit up their local Whataburger outpost, hand over a $5 bill, and pick up Breakfast Whatadeal! —Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2025

Rhymes for hit up

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