hit and run
Short definition from Wiktionary
Noun
- The crime of causing a traffic collision, and leaving without acknowledging responsibility.
- 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.
- The tactic of attacking one place and then quickly moving to another before defenders can react.
- Sexual intercourse followed by a prompt departure; a one-night stand.
- Alternative spelling of hit and run.
Verb
- To hit something or someone with a vehicle and leave the scene of the incident.
- To engage in sexual intercourse followed by a prompt departure; to engage in a one-night stand.
- To join a poker game, quickly win several hands, then leave.
- Synonym of pick and pass.
- To download through peer-to-peer file sharing protocols (e.g., BitTorrent) without seeding.
- To leave the base before the batter hits the ball.
Adjective
- Of, pertaining to, or being a hit and run.
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