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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In their final days together, Alexander said Beloozerov asked him to go to his office and return his laptop and security cards for him.

— Isabelle Chapman, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
Helaena asks Rhaenyra in House of the Dragon’s third-season finale.

— Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of ask

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More than 30 independent bookstores across North Texas are inviting readers to explore their shelves, collect passport stamps, and discover the communities that make each shop unique.

— CBS News Texas Staff, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
Sensing a disconnect or worse, a feeling of being forgotten, Campbell this summer invited some of the men who wrote those letters to campus.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of invite

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The Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act means the court cannot order Meta to request children to submit personal data or be passively tracked online, even for age verification purposes.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026
Neither Wells’ official state autopsy nor the autopsy requested by his family has provided clear answers about the teen’s death.

— Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of request

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