Definition of hit the books
hit the books 
verb
- to prepare for school. Implies that reading is involved.
Jack broke away from his friends, saying, "I've got to hit the books."
Citation from "Son of Stan", American Dad (TV), Season 6 Episode 2 (2010) blacked out to resolve Google's penalty against this site.- See more words with the same meaning: to study.
Last edited on Oct 13 2011. Submitted by Yunus R. on Dec 26 2003.
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Other terms relating to 'to study': | |
| Definitions include: studious. | |
| Definitions include: to study to excess or to be over-competitive in school-work. | |
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Other terms relating to 'book': | |
| Definitions include: to leave quickly. | |
| Definitions include: To have to run fast to catch something | |
| Definitions include: knowledge gained from reading and studying. | |
| Definitions include: strictly following procedure. | |
| Definitions include: a lock-up in a local police station. | |
| Definitions include: to end. | |
| Definitions include: manipulated accounting records. | |
| Definitions include: to change accounting records to hide fraud or other crimes. | |
| Definitions include: to not follow the script. | |
| Definitions include: something extremely notable. | |
| Definitions include: a paper notebook passed between peers at a school, in which they write mean things about ("slam") classmates and others. | |
| Definitions include: to prosecute to the full extent of the law. | |
Other terms relating to 'hit': | |
| Definitions include: something popular but lacking in substance. | |
| Definitions include: extremely ugly | |
| Definitions include: messy, trashy, or dilapidated. | |
| Definitions include: see home run. | |
| Definitions include: to rob somebody or win a large amount of money gambling. | |
| Definitions include: see touchdown. | |
| Definitions include: to be at one's lowest point in life. | |
| Definitions include: to travel on the highway or interstate. | |
| Definitions include: to have sex. | |
| Definitions include: to have sex with a person and then stop seeing that person. | |
| Definitions include: to get along well. | |
| Definitions include: Having unprotected sex. | |
| Definitions include: it refers to a music, drinking, smoking or anything you can do. | |
| Definitions include: a list of people to murder / assassinate. | |
| Definitions include: to attempt to attract verbally; "flirt with". | |
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Other terms relating to 'the': | |
| Definitions include: Walking, generally as opposed to driving. | |
| Definitions include: interrogation. | |
| Definitions include: extremely intoxicated | |
| Definitions include: information. | |
| Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting. | |
| Definitions include: A good estimate, term of agreement | |
| Definitions include: a secret advantage. | |
| Definitions include: Inclusive | |
| Definitions include: to make a bad situation worse. | |
| Definitions include: with the amount of time left to finish a task rapidly disappearing. | |
| Definitions include: of a male, to urinate. | |
| Definitions include: secret sexual activity with a person other than one's partner. | |
| Definitions include: extremely popular. | |
| Definitions include: taking a passive role. | |
| Definitions include: the bathroom. | |
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