hit and run en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The crime of causing a traffic collision, and leaving without acknowledging responsibility.
But why don't you grab your old lady by the feet / And just lay her out in the darkest street / And by morning, she's just another hit and run
1978, Lou Reed, “Street Hassle”, in Street Hassle:
- (countable, uncountable) A play 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.
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(countable, uncountable) The tactic of attacking one place and then quickly moving to another before defenders can react.
It used it as a launching pad of its hit and run attacks against Yugoslavia with the full—though clandestine—support of the Bulgarian Ministry of War and Fascist Italy.
2002, Samuel Vaknin, Terrorists and Freedom Fighters:In the city centre far from the stadium, what the mayor, Femke Halsema, has described as violent “hit and run” attacks on Israeli supporters by groups of local people took place.
2024 November 16, Dave Rich, “The violence in Amsterdam showed just how polarising – and radicalising – the Middle East conflict has been”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
- (countable, idiomatic, slang, uncountable) Sexual intercourse followed by a prompt departure; a one-night stand.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| hit-and-run | alternative | lexicographic | |
| hit and runs | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (47)
de Fahrerflucht (the crime of causing an accident and leaving) · es golpe y fuga (military tactic) · it tattiche mordi e fuggi (military tactic) · ru бе́гство води́теля с ме́ста доро́жного происше́ствия (the crime of causing an accident and leaving) · ko 일격이탈 (military tactic) · cmn 一擊脫離 /一击脱离 (military tactic) · fi liikennepako (the crime of causing an accident and leaving) · cmn 打帶跑 /打带跑 (baseball play) · id tabrak lari (the crime of causing an accident and leaving) · es delito de fuga (the crime of causing an accident and leaving) · ms langgar lari (the crime of causing an accident and leaving) · ru ударил-убежал (military tactic) · vi tấn công và chạy (military tactic) · es táctica de ataque y retirada (military tactic) · ko 히트 앤드 런 (baseball play) · ja 一撃離脱 (military tactic) · sv smitning (the crime of causing an accident and leaving) · th ชนแล้วหนี (the crime of causing an accident and leaving) · de Schnellangriffstaktik (military tactic) · he פגע וברח (the crime of causing an accident and leaving) · ko 뺑소니 (the crime of causing an accident and leaving) · hu cserbenhagyás (the crime of causing an accident and leaving) · cs útěk od nehody (the crime of causing an accident and leaving) · cmn 撞人逃逸 (the crime of causing an accident and leaving) · vi đánh rồi rút (military tactic) · hu cserbenhagyásos gázolás (the crime of causing an accident and leaving) · fr délit de fuite (the crime of causing an accident and leaving) · es ataques relámpago (military tactic) · it omissione di soccorso (the crime of causing an accident and leaving) · nl vluchtmisdrijf (the crime of causing an accident and leaving) · ja ヒットエンドラン (baseball play) · pl wojna szarpana (military tactic) · lb Fuererflucht (the crime of causing an accident and leaving) · fr tactique du hit-and-run (military tactic) · pt atropelamento e fuga (the crime of causing an accident and leaving) · it batti e corri (baseball play) · lb Chauffersflucht (the crime of causing an accident and leaving) · ja 轢き逃げ (the crime of causing an accident and leaving) · pl wojna podjazdowa (military tactic) · vi đánh và chạy (military tactic) · pl ucieczka z miejsca wypadku (the crime of causing an accident and leaving) · ru соколиный удар (military tactic) · de Fluchttaktik (military tactic) · yue 打完閃 /打完闪 (military tactic) · sv smitningsolycka (the crime of causing an accident and leaving) · cmn 肇事逃逸 (the crime of causing an accident and leaving) · ja ひき逃げ (the crime of causing an accident and leaving)