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Definition of Hit-and-run
1. Adjective. Designed for or consisting of a brief attack followed by a quick escape. "Tip-and-run assaults"
2. Adjective. Involving a driver of a motor vehicle who leaves the scene of an accident.
Definition of Hit-and-run
1. Noun. (legal) The crime of causing an accident, as with a motor vehicle, and leaving without acknowledging responsibility. ¹
2. Noun. (baseball) A play in baseball where the baserunners leave their base before the batter hits the ball, assuming that the batter will in fact hit the ball and this will give them an advantage. ¹
3. Noun. (military) The military technique of attacking one place and then quickly moving to another before defenders can react. ¹
4. Adjective. Of, pertaining to, or being a hit-and-run. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hit-and-run
Literary usage of Hit-and-run
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. St. Nicholas by Mary Mapes Dodge (1912)
"Similarly, with a close game, the least wobble in base-running tactics may mean
the game—get- Generally speaking, the "antidote" for the hit- and-run is the ..."
2. Basket Ball and Indoor Baseball for Women by Helen Frost, Charles Digby Wardlaw (1920)
"The sacrifice is seldom played with one out, but the hit and run is. 4. The Hit
and Run.—This play has not the advantage in indoor baseball that it carries ..."
3. Baseball Notes for Coaches and Players by Elmer Berry (1916)
"Hit and run used 60 per cent oftener than base stealing. Base stealing succeeds
63 per cent of ... Hit and run results in doubles in 7 per cent of attempts. ..."
4. Crime Scene and Evidence Collection Handbook (1983)
"Broken Headlamp Fibers, (11.2) Blood (1.1) Grease (10.2) Paint (12.1) Broken
Glass (7.2) Impressions (9.3) Tire Prints (9.2) HIT AND RUN Residues 14.1) ..."
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