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

Police have identified a suspect vehicle in a hit-and-run collision that killed a teenager on a Sacramento-area roadway that lacked sidewalks. —Ariane Lange, Sacramento Bee, 25 June 2024

Officers responded to the hit-and-run about 5 a.m. in the westbound lanes of Interstate 20 near Matlock Road. —Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 June 2024

Collins was arrested on the same counts plus allegations of hit-and-run driving and driving without a license. —Cameron MacDonald, The Mercury News, 21 June 2024

The family of Garten, a Wethersfield native, was critical this week of the Wethersfield Town Council’s decision not to fly the Thin Blue Line flag in honor of State Police Trooper First Class Aaron Pelletier, who was killed in a hit-and-run crash on Interstate 84 on May 30. —Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 20 June 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