Definition of Hit-and-run

1. Adjective. Designed for or consisting of a brief attack followed by a quick escape. "Tip-and-run assaults"

Exact synonyms: Tip-and-run
Similar to: Offensive

2. Adjective. Involving a driver of a motor vehicle who leaves the scene of an accident.
Similar to: Negligent

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

histrionical
histrionically
histrionicism
histrionick
histrionics
histrionism
histrionisms
histrionize
histrionized
histrionizing
histrions
histrios
hists
hit-and-miss
hit-and-run (current term)
hit-and-run(a)
hit-by-pitch
hit-or-miss
hit-out
hit-outs
hit-skip
hit a home run
hit a nerve
hit a raw nerve
hit a six
hit a snag
hit above one's weight
hit and run
hit and runs

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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