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  1. hit and runnoun

    A play in which the baserunners are put in motion before the ball is hit.

  2. hit and runverb

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

  3. hit and runverb

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

Wikipedia

  1. Hit and run

    In traffic laws, a hit and run or a hit-and-run is the act of causing a traffic collision and not stopping afterwards. It is considered a supplemental crime in most jurisdictions.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of hit and run in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of hit and run in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of hit and run in a Sentence

  1. Jonathan Hatami:

    George is trying to explain his way out of not doing his job. It’s not working, we all see through his false ‘data and science.’ The appropriate charges should have been two counts of PC 245(a)(1) Felony Assault with a Deadly Weapon to wit Automobile, one count of felony hit-and-run, and one count of felony unlawful taking of vehicle.

  2. Stephen Smiths:

    It was not a hit-and-run. That’s what I’ve been saying from the beginning, i felt my son was murdered.

  3. Saber Safar:

    We are working on the principle of hit and run, not on the basis of a battle between two armies.

  4. Abu Osama al-Jolani:

    The battle could be lengthy. It will be hit and run -- this is the system we are going to use in battle, we are not a state army defending borders ... we operate a system of guerrilla warfare. As far as we are concerned, land is not important.

  5. Drew Rosenberg:

    Allowing illegal aliens to get a driver’s license ... is not only bad policy but also dangerous, as a group, illegal aliens are terrible drivers. Years of data show they are five times more likely to be involved in a fatal collision, five times more likely to drive drunk, and 10 times more likely to hit-and-run.


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