Meaning Of The Word Hit-and-run

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What's The Definition Of Hit-and-run?

hit and run in Insurance
noun: A hit and run is an accident in which a car driver hits someone and does not stop to help.

hit-and-run
A hit-and-run accident is an accident in which the driver of a vehicle hits someone and then drives away without stopping.

hit-and-run in British English
hitting and then escaping
involved in or denoting a motor-vehicle accident in which the driver leaves the scene without stopping to give assistance, inform the police, etc
adjective: guilty of fleeing the scene of an accident or injury one has caused, esp. a vehicular accident, thereby attempting to evade being identified and held responsible
intransitive verb: to attempt or execute a hit-and-run play

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