hit the deck

English

Verb

hit the deck (third-person singular simple present hits the deck, present participle hitting the deck, simple past and past participle hit the deck)

  1. (informal) To drop to a lying or other low position, especially quickly.

Coordinate terms

  • (to drop quickly to a low position): duck

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