Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.
Hit and run — typically refers to:*Hit and run (vehicular), the crime of failing to stop and identify oneself after a vehicular collision *Hit and run (baseball), a baseball play in which runners are in motion before the ball is hitHit and run may also refer… … Wikipedia
Hit-and-run — bezeichnet folgende Begriffe: in der Medizin eine Vermehrungsstrategie von Krankheitserregern – siehe Hit and Run (Medizin) beim Militär eine Kampftaktik beziehungsweise strategie – siehe Hit and Run (Militär) im Mannschaftssport, besonders im… … Deutsch Wikipedia
hit-and-run — hit and runner, n. /hit n run /, adj., v., hit and ran, hit and running. adj. 1. guilty of fleeing the scene of an accident or injury one has caused, esp. a vehicular accident, thereby attempting to evade being identified and held responsible: a… … Universalium
Hit and Run — bezeichnet folgende Begriffe: in der Medizin eine Vermehrungsstrategie von Krankheitserregern – siehe Hit and Run (Medizin) beim Militär eine Kampftaktik beziehungsweise strategie – siehe Hit and Run (Militär) im Mannschaftssport, besonders im… … Deutsch Wikipedia
hit-and-run — hit′ and run′ adj. v. ran, run•ning 1) guilty of fleeing the scene of an accident one has caused, esp. a vehicular accident: a hit and run driver[/ex] 2) involving or resulting from such action or conduct: hit and run fatalities[/ex] 3) spo… … From formal English to slang
hit–and–run — adj 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 … Law dictionary
hit-and-run — hit and run1 adjective a hit and run accident is one in which a driver does not stop after their vehicle has hit a person or another car a. a hit and run attack is one in which someone attacks someone suddenly and then leaves quickly hit and run … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
hit and run — adj. Describes an automobile accident in which the driver of one of the vehicles involved immediately leaves the scene without identifying himself or herself or providing statutorily required information to the police or other drivers and… … Law dictionary
hit-and-run — adj [only before noun] a hit and run accident is one in which a car driver hits someone and does not stop to help hit and run driver … Dictionary of contemporary English
hit-and-run — ☆ hit and run [hit′ n run′ ] adj. 1. hitting and then escaping: usually of an automobile driver who flees from the scene of an accident in which he or she is involved 2. Baseball designating a prearranged play in which a runner on base starts… … English World dictionary
hit-and-run — ► hit and run denoting a road accident from which the driver responsible escapes rapidly without lending assistance. Main Entry: ↑hit … English terms dictionary
