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

Translations

To drop to a lying or other low position, especially quickly

• Indonesian: tiarap (id)
• Italian: mettersi giù
• Russian: ложись (ložisʹ)