Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb hit_the_dirt

1 sense of hit the dirt

Sense 1
hit the dirt, hit the deck -- (fall or drop suddenly, usually to evade some danger; "The soldiers hit the dirt when they heard gunfire")
       => move -- (move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion; "He moved his hand slightly to the right")