HIT (UP) Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

hit (up)

verb

Definition of hit (up)

as in to ask

to make a request of she's always hitting me up for money

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Verb

Why such clueless animosity toward people whose only crime was doing what the nation asked of them?

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Nov. 2026
The president did so again on Sunday night, both when asked about the post by a reporter in person and in a separate 60 Minutes interview filmed Friday morning.

— Carter Schroppe, The Washington Examiner, 9 Nov. 2026

Definition of ask

Verb

Anthropic has invited banks, wealth managers and other financial services companies to help shape these future capabilities.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
The announcement comes one day before Rossum will appear at Raising the Prevention Generation, an invite-only event for survivors, allies and advocates, co-hosted by WME and RAINN.

— Abbey White, HollywoodReporter, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of invite

Verb

Typically, Charlotte requests these bonds every two years and voters historically approve them.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 11 Nov. 2026
When a user withdraws consent or requests deletion, LG deletes the relevant data in accordance with its data retention and deletion policies.

— John Higgins, The Verge, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of request

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