hit and run

== English == === Alternative forms === hit-and-run === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ʌn === Noun === hit and run (countable and uncountable, plural hit and runs) (law) The crime of causing a traffic collision, and leaving without acknowledging responsibility. (baseball) 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. (military) The tactic of attacking one place and then quickly moving to another before defenders can react. (slang, idiomatic) Sexual intercourse followed by a prompt departure; a one-night stand. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== (military tactic): guerrilla warfare === Verb === hit and run (third-person singular simple present hits and runs, present participle hitting and running, simple past hit and ran, past participle hit and run) (informal) To hit something or someone with a vehicle and leave the scene of the incident. Synonym: (uncommon) hit-skip (slang, idiomatic, intransitive) To engage in sexual intercourse followed by a prompt departure; to engage in a one-night stand. (poker) To join a poker game, quickly win several hands, then leave. (backgammon) Synonym of pick and pass. (Internet, slang) To download through peer-to-peer file sharing protocols (e.g., BitTorrent) without seeding. (baseball) To leave the base before the batter hits the ball. ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== snatch and run drive-by