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    HIT THE DIRT

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (verb) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Fall or drop suddenly, usually to evade some dangerplay

    Example:

    The soldiers hit the dirt when they heard gunfire

    Synonyms:

    hit the deck; hit the dirt

    Classified under:

    Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

    Hypernyms (to "hit the dirt" is one way to...):

    move (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion)

    Sentence frame:

    Somebody ----s

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