adjective [onlybeforenoun]
1 (of a road accident) caused by a driver who does not stop to help:
a hit-and-run accident / death * a hit-and-run driver (= one who causes an accident but drives away without helping)
2 (of a military attack) happening suddenly and unexpectedly so that the people attacking can leave quickly without being hurt:
hit-and-run raids
hit-and-run noun:
A boy was killed this morning in a hit-and-run outside his school.
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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