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[ verb ] fall or drop suddenly, usually to evade some danger;

Synonyms

hit_the_deck

Examples

"The soldiers hit the dirt when they heard gunfire"

Used in print

(Booton Herndon, "From Custer to Korea, The 7th Cavalry"...)

He went_down like a wet rag and the attackers hit_the_dirt in the face of the withering enemy fire .

Related terms

move

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