hit and run
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.12 in modern English
Meaning
noun
The crime of causing a traffic collision, and leaving without acknowledging responsibility.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
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.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
The tactic of attacking one place and then quickly moving to another before defenders can react.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
Sexual intercourse followed by a prompt departure; a one-night stand.
Countable; Slang; Uncountable
verb
To engage in sexual intercourse followed by a prompt departure; to engage in a one-night stand.
Intransitive verb; Slang
verb
Synonym of pick and pass.
Example Sentences
- "But why don't you grab your old lady by the feet / And just lay her out in the darkest street / And by morning, she's just another hit and run"
- "It used it as a launching pad of its hit and run attacks against Yugoslavia with the full—though clandestine—support of the Bulgarian Ministry of War and Fascist Italy."
- "In the city centre far from the stadium, what the mayor, Femke Halsema, has described as violent “hit and run” attacks on Israeli supporters by groups of local people took place."
- "You can't hit and run / I've got to be number one / Better make up your mind / 'Cause you'll never find a love so divine"
- "This manager, in keeping with all other famous managers, believed that batting was the thing which won games. He developed a hard-hitting team. He kept everlastingly at them to hit and run, hit and run."