hitting (up)

verb

present participle of hit (up)
as in asking
to make a request of she's always hitting me up for money

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hitting (up)
  1. asking
  2. requesting
  3. inviting
Verb
  • Organizations often compete for the same experienced talent rather than asking who is creating the capability everyone wants to hire.
    — Sheila Callaham, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Four baby goats from a North Carolina mobile petting zoo tested positive for rabies and were euthanized, and health officials are asking anyone who may have had contact with them to reach out for possible treatment.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of asking
Verb
  • Treating against the parents’ wishes would entail calling state authorities and requesting an emergency removal.
    — Eric Boodman, STAT, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Neither Schaeffer nor Matthews immediately responded to a phone call requesting their thoughts on the building’s future.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of requesting
Verb
  • So Issa decides to bring out the real Paul Baker by inviting over all his bros.
    — Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
  • That afternoon, the president, inside the exposition’s ornate Temple of Music, greeted members of the public, shaking hands and warmly inviting them to explore the fair.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of inviting
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“Hitting (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/hitting%20%28up%29. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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