hit-and-run

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adjective

ˌhit-ᵊn-ˈrən 

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: 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

Listen to this article A man standing next to his car on the Bruckner Expressway in the Bronx was fatally struck by a hit-and-run driver early Sunday, police said. —John Annese, New York Daily News, 21 July 2024

If convicted of vehicular manslaughter and other charges including hit-and-run, Ramos could serve 20 years and four months in prison. —Andrew Khouri, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2024

That crew has been charged in connection with a hit-and-run and arsons targeting Tatiana Pino and her sister, incidents that became public after the FBI first raided Sergio Pino’s home and office on June 24. —Tess Riski, Miami Herald, 18 July 2024

One traffic death has occurred downtown this year: Marvin Alcides Moran, a motorcyclist, was killed in a hit-and-run on Eighth and N streets, six blocks west of the crosswalk that’s been troubling Polon. —Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 17 July 2024

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1899, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1904, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1966, in the meaning defined above

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