Hit-and-run

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of hit and run. alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, pertaining to, or being a hit and run. not-comparable

    "If observed, approach with extreme caution and inform nearest control of contact. Both subjects now under multiple federal warrants charging bank robbery, murder, and hit-and-run murder."

Adjective
  1. 1
    involving a driver of a motor vehicle who leaves the scene of an accident wordnet
  2. 2
    designed for or consisting of a brief attack followed by a quick escape wordnet

Synonyms

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tip-and-run

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"The hit-and-run driver, accompanied by his father, came and turned himself in the next day."

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