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hitting (up)

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present participle of hit (up)

Synonyms & Antonyms of hitting (up)

to make a request of

she's always hitting me up for money

Synonyms for hitting (up)

asking,
requesting,
soliciting

Words Related to hitting (up)

appealing (to),
begging,
beseeching,
conjuring,
entreating,
imploring,
importuning,
inviting,
invoking,
petitioning,
pleading (to),
praying,
supplicating

demanding,
enjoining,
exacting,
pressing,
requiring

Phrases Synonymous with hitting (up)

calling on
(or calling upon)

Near Antonyms for hitting (up)

coercing,
compelling,
constraining,
forcing,
obliging,
requiring

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Thesaurus Entries Near hitting (up)

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