Usually means: Drop to ground; take cover.
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  1. hit the dirt: Merriam-Webster
  2. hit the dirt: Vocabulary.com
  3. hit the dirt: Wiktionary
  4. hit the dirt: Dictionary.com
  5. hit the dirt: Rhymezone
  6. hit the dirt: FreeDictionary.org
  7. hit the dirt: Mnemonic Dictionary
  8. hit the dirt: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. hit the dirt: Idioms

Definitions from Wiktionary (hit the dirt)

verb:  (slang) To drop suddenly to the ground.
verb:  To fall quickly in order to evade a danger.

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