Hit the dirt' is an expression used to indicate that someone should quickly get down on the ground, usually in order to avoid danger. The crossword solutions for this term are LAND (4 letters), ALIT (4 letters), LANDED (6 letters), SCRUB (5 letters), SLID (4 letters), and DROPDOWN (8 letters). LAND means to come to rest after a fall or jump, ALIT means to descend from a higher to a lower place, LANDED means to come to rest after a fall or jump, SCRUB means to rub hard in order to clean, SLID means to move smoothly along a surface, and DROPDOWN means to move quickly downwards.