hit and run

Definitions

1. 1

   The crime of causing a traffic collision, and leaving without acknowledging…

   The crime of causing a traffic collision, and leaving without acknowledging responsibility.

   • 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
2. 2

   A play where the baserunners leave their base before the batter hits the ball, assuming…

   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.

3. 3

   The tactic of attacking one place and then quickly moving to another before defenders can…

   The tactic of attacking one place and then quickly moving to another before defenders can react.

   • 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.
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   1. 4

      Sexual intercourse followed by a prompt departure

      Sexual intercourse followed by a prompt departure; a one-night stand.

   2. 5

      To hit something or someone with a vehicle and leave the scene of the incident.

   3. 6

      To engage in sexual intercourse followed by a prompt departure

      To engage in sexual intercourse followed by a prompt departure; to engage in a one-night stand.

      • 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
   4. 7

      To join a poker game, quickly win several hands, then leave.

   5. 8

      Synonym of pick and pass.

   6. 9

      To download through peer-to-peer file sharing protocols (e.g., BitTorrent) without…

      To download through peer-to-peer file sharing protocols (e.g., BitTorrent) without seeding.

   7. 10

      To leave the base before the batter hits the ball.

      • 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.

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