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   hit-and-run

   /ˌhɪt(ə)nˈrʌn/

   adjective

   • 1. denoting or relating to a motor accident in which the vehicle involved does not stop: "a man on a bicycle had been struck and killed by a hit-and-run driver"
   • ▪ denoting or relating to a swift attack followed by immediate withdrawal: "a hit-and-run guerrilla war in the streets"
   • ▪ done or intended for quickness of effect rather than for permanency: "hit-and-run agents who sign rookies to huge bonuses and buy themselves getaway cars"
   • ▪ designating an offensive play in which a base runner, not attempting to steal a base, runs before the pitch is thrown, in an attempt to advance further in case of a hit.

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