hit-and-run

Definition of Hit-and-run in English :

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Adjective

1. hit-and-run, tip-and-run

designed for or consisting of a brief attack followed by a quick escape

Example Sentences:
'hit-and-run units'
'tip-and-run assaults'

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2. hit-and-run

involving a driver of a motor vehicle who leaves the scene of an accident

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Hit-and-run

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adjective (prenominal)

1.

a.

involved in or denoting a motor-vehicle accident in which the driver leaves the scene without stopping to give assistance, inform the police, etc

b.

(as noun)

a hit-and-run

2.

(of an attack, raid, etc) relying on surprise allied to a rapid departure from the scene of operations for the desired effect

hit-and-run tactics

3. baseball

denoting a play in which a base runner begins to run as the pitcher throws the ball to the batter

Hit-and-run

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adjective

1.

hitting and then escaping

usually of an automobile driver who flees from the scene of an accident in which he or she is involved

2. Baseball

designating a prearranged play in which a runner on base starts running as the pitch is made and the batter must attempt to hit the ball to protect the runner

Hit-and-run

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adj.

1. Being or involving the driver of a motor vehicle who leaves the scene of an accident, especially one in which a pedestrian or another vehicle has been struck.

2. Baseball Relating to or being a play in which a base runner starts to run on the pitch and the batter attempts to hit the ball to protect the runner.

3. Involving or designed for swift specific action or effect: "a day of hit-and-run disturbances by bands of dissident students" (Alfonso Narvaez).

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