hit-and-run

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adjective

ˌhit-ᵊn-ˈrən 

1

: being or relating to a hit-and-run in baseball

2

: being or involving a motor-vehicle driver who does not stop after being involved in an accident

3

: involving or intended for quick specific action or results

a hit-and-run raid

hit-and-run

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noun

: a baseball play calling for a runner on first to begin running as a pitch is delivered and for the batter to attempt to hit the pitch

hit-and-run

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verb

hit-and-ran; hitting-and-running; hit-and-runs

intransitive verb

: to execute a hit-and-run play in baseball

Examples of hit-and-run in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Funk, who was taken into custody on suspicion of DUI, murder and hit-and-run, was on probation in connection with his prior convictions, sheriff officials said. —Joshua Rhett Miller, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025

The alleged driver -- 59-year-old Bradley Gene Funk of San Juan Capistrano -- was arrested and booked on murder, suspicion of driving under the influence and hit-and-run charges, the sheriff's department said. —Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 20 Nov. 2025

Verb

An 11-year-old boy who was struck in a hit-and-run on an Escondido street earlier this week has died, police said Friday. —Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Nov. 2025

The 29-year-old was booked on suspicion of felony hit-and-run, Sgt. —City News Service, Oc Register, 27 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1894, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1904, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1966, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hit-and-run

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• trazodone
• begun
• grandson
• gudrun
• handgun
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Kids Definition

hit-and-run

adjective

-ˈrən

1

: being or involving a motor-vehicle driver who does not stop after having an accident

2

: involving or intended for quick action or results

Legal Definition

hit-and-run

adjective

1

: having left the scene of a motor vehicle accident without stopping to fulfill the duties imposed by law (as rendering aid or giving identification)

a hit-and-run driver

2

: involving or concerning a hit-and-run driver

a hit-and-run accident

hit-and-run statutes