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hit-and-run

(hĭt′n-rŭn′)
adj.
1. Being or involving the driver of a motor vehicle who leaves the scene of an accident, especially one in which a pedestrian or another vehicle has been struck.
2. Baseball Relating to or being a play in which a base runner starts to run on the pitch and the batter attempts to hit the ball to protect the runner.
3. Involving or designed for swift specific action or effect: "a day of hit-and-run disturbances by bands of dissident students" (Alfonso Narvaez).
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hit-and-run

adj (prenominal)
1. (Automotive Engineering)
a. involved in or denoting a motor-vehicle accident in which the driver leaves the scene without stopping to give assistance, inform the police, etc
b. (as noun): a hit-and-run.
2. (Military) (of an attack, raid, etc) relying on surprise allied to a rapid departure from the scene of operations for the desired effect: hit-and-run tactics.
3. (Baseball) baseball denoting a play in which a base runner begins to run as the pitcher throws the ball to the batter
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hit′-and-run′



adj., v. -ran, -run•ning. adj.
1. guilty of fleeing the scene of an accident one has caused, esp. a vehicular accident: a hit-and-run driver.
2. involving or resulting from such action or conduct: hit-and-run fatalities.
3. pertaining to or noting a baseball play in which a runner sprints toward the next base as the pitcher delivers the ball to the batter, who must try to hit it in order to protect the runner.
4. marked by taking flight immediately after a quick, concentrated attack: a hit-and-run raid.
v.i.
5. to attempt or execute a hit-and-run play in baseball.
[1895–1900, Amer.]
hit′-and-run′ner, n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj. 1. hit-and-run - designed for or consisting of a brief attack followed by a quick escape; "hit-and-run units"; "tip-and-run assaults"
offensive - for the purpose of attack rather than defense; "offensive weapons"
2. hit-and-run - involving a driver of a motor vehicle who leaves the scene of an accident
negligent - characterized by neglect and undue lack of concern; "negligent parents"; "negligent of detail"; "negligent in his correspondence"
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hit-and-run

[ˈhɪtənˈrʌn]
A. ADJ hit-and-run accident accidente de carretera en el que el conductor se da a la fuga
hit-and-run driver conductor(a) que atropella a alguien y huye
hit-and-run raidataque m relámpago
B. N accidente en el que el culpable se da a la fuga
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hit-and-run

n there was a hit-and-run here last nighthier hat heute Nacht jemand einen Unfall gebaut und Fahrerflucht begangen
adj hit-and-run raid (Mil) → Blitzüberfall m; hit-and-run accident/incidentUnfall mmit Fahrerflucht ; hit-and-run casesFälle plvon Fahrerflucht ; hit-and-run driverunfallflüchtiger Fahrer, unfallflüchtige Fahrerin, Unfallflüchtige(r) mf
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hit-and-run

[ˈhɪtənˈrʌn] adj hit-and-run driverpirata m della strada
hit-and-run raid (Mil) → attacco m lampo inv
hit-and-run tactics (Mil) → tattica dell'attacco lampo
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hit

(hit) present participle ˈhitting: past tense, past participle hit verb
1. to (cause or allow to) come into hard contact with. The ball hit him on the head; He hit his head on/against a low branch; The car hit a lamp-post; He hit me on the head with a bottle; He was hit by a bullet; That boxer can certainly hit hard! tref, stamp, slaan, moker يَضرُب удрям bater udeřit se schlagen, treffen slå; ramme χτυπώ golpear, pegar, chocar lööma زدن osua frapper לִפגוֹעַ प्रहार करना udariti, sudariti se (meg)üt menghantam, mengenai slá, kÿla; rekast á, skella á; hæfa colpire, battere 打つ 치다, 때리다 trenkti, suduoti []sist; atsist; atsisties; trāpīt; sadurties; uzskriet mengenai; melanggar; memukul; terkena tembakan; menumbuk raken, treffen slå, kollidere, treffe, ramme uderzyć وهل bater a lovi, a răni ударять udrieť (sa); naraziť; vraziť udariti, zadeti udariti träffa, slå, köra (krocka) emot กระแทก; ชน vurmak, çarmak 打,打擊 ударяти مارنا đánh, đấm, nện 打,打击
2. to make hard contact with (something), and force or cause it to move in some direction. The batsman hit the ball (over the wall). slaan يَصْدُم، يَصْطَدِم удрям bater odpálit stoßen slå χτυπώ pegar, golpear lööma اصابت كردن lyödä envoyer לַחבּוֹט टकराना, टक्कर खाना udariti üt memukul slá, kÿla colpire, battere 打って飛ばす 쳐서 날리다 smogti triekt memukul slaan slå uderzyć, odbić راپیښیدل، لګیدل bater a trimite отбивать odpáliť odbiti udariti slå [till] ตี vurmak 擊中,擊往 забивати, вдаряти ٹکرانا đâm, đụng 击中
3. to cause to suffer. The farmers were badly hit by the lack of rain; Her husband's death hit her hard. swaar tref يُسبب المُعاناه، يَضْرُب، يصيب ب засягам atingir postihnout treffen ramme πλήττω afectar; hacer daño, perjudicar tabama دچار شدن aiheuttaa kärsimystä toucher לִפגוֹעַ पहुंचना, पाना pogoditi sújt menimbulkan derita verða (illa) fyrir e-u, valda skaða colpire 打撃を与える 고통 받게 하다 padaryti nuostolių, sukelti skausmą sagādāt zaudējumus/ciešanas dilanda masalah, kesedihan raken, lijden onder ramme mocno dotknąć مبتلا کیدل،دچار کیدل atingir a afecta наносить ущерб; причинять страдания postihnúť prizadeti pogoditi drabba, ta ngn hårt ทําให้เป็นทุกข์ olmak, başına gelmek 使遭受打擊 уражати نقصان پہنچانا làm tổn thương, làm đau khổ 打击,使遭受
4. to find; to succeed in reaching. His second arrow hit the bull's-eye; Take the path across the fields and you'll hit the road; She used to be a famous soprano but she cannot hit the high notes now. tref, aantref, bereik يجد، ينجَح في الوُصول إلى улучвам alcançar zasáhnout; dosáhnout treffen ramme βρίσκω, πιάνω dar en, alcanzar leidma رسيدن به päästä atteindre לִפגוֹעַ ב- लाभ पहुंचाना pogoditi, doseci rátalál mencapai hitta í mark, hæfa; ná raggiungere うまく当る 명중하다 pataikyti sasniegt mengenai sasaran raken komme til/på/i, treffe trafiać رسیدل و alcançar a ajunge la, a atinge попадать zasiahnuť; dosiahnuť zadeti, naleteti na pogoditi träffa [rätt], stöta på ค้นพบ vurmak, isabet etmek, erişmek 找到,達到 влучати в ціль نشانے پر لگنا tìm ra, vớ được 达到,找到
noun
1. the act of hitting. That was a good hit. hou, raakskoot ضَرْب، إصابَه удар golpe zásah der Schlag træf; pletskud χτύπημα golpe; tiro löök ضربه lyönti coup פגיעה प्रहार udarac (célba találó) ütés pukulan skot colpo 打撃 쳐서 맞히기 smūgis sitiens pukulan slag, treffer slag, støt uderzenie ضربه golpe lovitură удар zásah udarec udarac träff, slag การตี vuruş 打擊 удар مارنے کا عمل cú đánh; đòn 打击
2. a point scored by hitting a target etc. He scored five hits. raakskoot نُقْطَه، هَدَف точка ponto úspěšný zásah der Treffer pletskud εύστοχο χτύπημα, επιτυχία, σκοράρισμα acierto tabamus امتياز osuma coup réussi נְקוּדוֹת अंक अर्जित करना bod találat nilai stig, skot (colpo messo a segno) 安打 명중 수, 안타 수 pataikymas trāpījums pukulan treffer treff, slag trafienie امتیاز ponto lovitură reuşită попадание úspešný zásah zadetek pogodak träff การตีถูกเป้าหนึ่งครั้ง sayı 擊中得分 влучання کسی ھدف پر نشانہ لگا کر پوائنٹ جیتنا điểm ghi được 得分
3. something which is popular or successful. The play/record is a hit; (also adjective) a hit song. treffer, sukses ضَربة ناجِحَه، عمل ناجِح хит sucesso hit; populární der Hit, Hit-... hit επιτυχία, σουξέ éxito löökpala موفقيت hitti succès להיט लोकप्रिय pogodak, uspio komad (knjiga, šlager); uspješan siker, sláger populer sem slær í gegn successo, hit; di successo 大当り 대성공, 히트 hitas hits; grāvējs; hita- popular hit slager przebój بریالیتوب، کامیابی sucesso hit, melodie de succes хит; шлягер hit, šláger; populárny uspešnica hit succé, hit สิ่งที่ประสบความสําเร็จ bir numara, liste başı 熱門或成功的事物 успіх کوئی مشہور اور کامیاب شے việc thành công 轰动一时的事或人
ˌhit-and-ˈrun adjective
1. (of a driver) causing injury to a person and driving away without stopping or reporting the accident. tref-en-trap ضَرَبَ وهَرَب който не спира, когато е блъснал някого atropelamento com fuga pirátský flüchtig flugtbilist; flugt- που εγκαταλείπει το θύμα του (για οδηγό) que atropella a alguien y se da a la fuga õnnetuskohalt põgenev تصادف كردن و از محل حادثه فوري فرار كردن kolaripaikalta pakeneva coupable du délit de fuite פגע וברח दुर्घटना कर के भाग जाने वाला ड्राइवर vozac pobjegao s mjesta nesrece cserbenhagyó tabrak lari sem stingur af eftir slys eða árekstur (pirata della strada) ひき逃げする 게릴라식의 pabėgęs iš įvykio vietos [] avārijas izraisītāju, kas aizbēg no notikuma vietas langgar lari doorrijden na veroorzaken van ongeval (bilbølle) som stikker av fra en ulykke uciekający z miejsca wypadku تصادف کول او د پیښی له ځای څخه دفعتاُ تښتیدل assassino care fuge de la locul faptei уехавший с места несчастного случая на дороге pirátsky ki pobegne po nesreči (voznik) koji pobegne sa mesta nesreće koju je sam izazvao som smiter (คนขับรถ) ชนแล้วหนี çarpkaç türü (駕駛)肇事逃逸的 той, що втік з місця пригоди گاڑی والے کا کسی کو مار کر بھاگ نکلنا gây tai nạn rồi bỏ chạy 闯了祸逃走的
2. (of an accident) caused by such a driver. tref-en-trapongeluk فِرار سيّارَه بعد حادِث удар и бягство от инцидента atropelamento com fuga útěk po zavinění nehody flüchtig flugtulykke που γίνεται με εγκατάλειψη θύματος accidente en el que el culpable se da a la fuga õnnetuskohalt põgenemine تصادفي كه راننده مقصر فرار می کند kolaripaikalta pakenevan kuljettajan aiheuttama délit de fuite תְּאוּנַת פָּגַע וּבָרַח इस तरह के ड्राइवर से हुई दुर्घटना iznenadni (napad) autom tabrak lari slys eða árekstur þar sem bílstjóri stingur af (reato di un pirata della strada) ひき逃げによる 뺑소니의 eismo nelaimė, kurią sukėlęs vairuotojas pabėga [] avāriju, kuras izraisītājs aizbēg langgar lari doorrijden na veroorzaken van ongeval (bilulykke) der den skyldige stikker av هغه پیښه چی چلونکی پکی تیښته کوی atropelamento com fuga accident al cărui autor fuge de la locul faptei сбитый автомобилем, водитель которого скрылся útek z miesta činu nesreća čiji je uzročnik pobegao smitnings- (อุบัติเหตุ) ที่เกิดจากคนขับรถที่ชนแล้วหนี çarpıp kaçan şöföre ait (車禍中)駕駛肇事逃逸所致的 здійснений водієм, який втік з місця пригоди ایسا حادثہ tai nạn giao thông mà thủ phạm đã bỏ trốn (车祸)司机肇事后即逃走的
ˌhit-or-ˈmiss adjective
without any system or planning; careless. hit-or-miss methods. lukraak, in die wilde weg كيفما تفَق، بدون تخطيط небрежен ao acaso náhodný aufs Geratewohl tilfældig ασχεδίαστος, στην τύχη al azar, casual, a la buena de Dios, sin ton ni son umbropsu گاهی موفق و گاهی مغلوب umpimähkäinen n'importe comment אקראי कभी काम करना कभी ना करना nasumce, bez sistema (reda) vaktában tett tanpa rencana, untung-untungan af handahófi casuale 運まかせの 엉터리의 aklas, neapgalvotas neizplānots; nesistemātisks tak menentu op goed geluk prøving og feiling bezładny, na oślep, na chybił trafił کله بریالی اوکله ناکام ao acaso la în­tâmplare сделанный как попало náhodný na slepo neorganizovan slumpartad, på måfå, på vinst eller förlust โดยตามบุญตามกรรม rastgele, tesadüfî 亂無規章地,胡亂地 випадковий; як-небудь تکہ سے ẩu 无计划的,无目的的,遇事现打主意的
hit back
to hit (someone by whom one has been hit). He hit me, so I hit him back. terugslaan, wraak neem يَرُد الضَّرْبه أو الهُجوم отвръщам revidar vráti ránu zurückschlagen slå igen ανταποδίδω χτύπημα devolver el golpe, responder tagasi lööma زدن lyödä takaisin rendre son coup (à) לְהָגִיב, "לְהַחֲזִיר" पीछे से मारना vratiti udarac visszaüt balas memukul svara í sömu mynt, slá til baka replicare ai colpi 打ち返す 반격하다 smogti atgal sist atpakaļ; atsist membalas terugslaan slå igjen oddawać وهل revidar a ri­posta давать сдачи vrátiť úder udariti nazaj uzvratiti slå tillbaka โต้กลับ karşılık vermek, mukabele etmek 還擊 давати здачі جوابی حملہ کرنا giáng trả 还击
hit below the belt
to hit in an unfair way. te laag slaan, gemeen baklei/veg يَضْرُب بصورة غير عادلة أو قانونيَّه удрям под пояса dar um golpe baixo udeřit pod pás unter die Gürtellinie schlagen slå under bæltestedet χτυπώ αντικανονικά dar un golpe bajo allapoole vööd lööma ناجوانمردانه زدن lyödä vyön alle frapper au-dessous de la ceinture לִפגוֹעַ מִתַּחַת לַחֲגוֹרָה अनुचित रूप से प्रहार करना zadati nedopušten udarac; boriti se nepošteno övön aluli ütést mér vkire berbuat curang kÿla/slá undir beltisstað (assestare un colpo proibito) 卑怯なことをする 부정한 타격을 가하다 smogti žemiau juostos sitiens zem jostas vietas memukul dgn cara yg tdk adil onder de gordel raken slå under beltestedet uderzyć poniżej pasa په ناځوانی سره وهل fazer um golpe baixo a lovi sub centură нанести удар ниже пояса udrieť pod pás dajati nizke udarce nepošteno udarati rikta ett slag under bältet ชกผิดกติกา kurallara aykırı vurmak 暗箭傷人 нанести удар нижче пояса قاعدہ کے خلاف ضرب لگانا chơi xấu 暗箭伤人
hit it off
to become friendly. We hit it off as soon as we met; I hit it off with him. goed klaarkom, oor die weg kom يتصادَق сприятелявам се ficar amigos porozumět si sich glänzend vertragen mit komme godt ud af det med hinanden ταιριάζω, γίνομαι φίλος με κπ. entenderse/llevarse bien con alguien, conectar, congeniar sõbrunema جور شدن ystävystyä s'entendre bien avec לְהִסתָדֵר दोस्ती करना dobro se slagati jól kijön vkivel akrab koma vel saman andare d'accordo 仲よくやっていく 친해 지다 susidraugauti, sutarti labi sadzīvot secocok bevriend raken komme godt ut av det, passe godt sammen zaprzyjaźnić się ملګری کیدل ، یو بل سره جوړیدل ficar amigos a fi prietenos ладить zhodnúť sa ujeti se s kom sprijateljiti se komma bra överens เป็นมิตร arkadaş olmak, anlaşmak 相處融洽 сподобатися одне одному باہم یکدل ہونا ăn ý 相处得好
hit on
to find (an answer etc). We've hit on the solution at last. kom af op iets, iets aantref/vind يَجِدُ حلاّ بالصُّدْفَه намирам descobrir najít stoßen auf finde βρίσκω dar con, encontrar, descubrir leidma يافتن löytää trouver לַעֲלוֹת עַל जवाब खोजना dosjetiti se, pasti na pamet rátalál vmire menemukan detta niður á trovare 思いつく (답 등을) 찾다 (su)rasti nejauši uzdurties menemui stuiten op treffe på, slumpe borti wpaść na, znaleźć پیداکول descobrir a găsi находить nájsť najti pronaći komma på, hitta นึกออก bulmak, keşfetmek 找到(答案等) знайти حل حاصل کرنا chợt loé lên 找到
hit out (often with againstor at)
to attempt to hit. The injured man hit out blindly at his attackers. hard/wild/woes slaan na, uitvaar teen يُسَدِّدُ ضَرْبَةً замахвам bater às cegas mlátit zuschlagen slå ud efter χτυπώ στα τυφλά lanzar un ataque, atacar hoope jagama تلاش کردن برای زدن käydä kimppuun se débattre לִתקוֹף मारने की कोशिश करना udarati na sve strane odavág berusaha memukul slá til e-s (sferrare un colpo a) 攻撃する 때리려고 하다 smogti, kirsti [] atsist memukul uithalen naar lange ut etter, slå om seg walić د وهلو لپاره کوښښ کول bater às cegas a încerca să lovească пытаться ударить mlátiť (hlava – nehlava) tolči okoli sebe zamahivati slå omkring sig ชกส่งเดช yumruklamak 出擊 намагатися вдарити حملہ کرنا đánh tới tấp 猛打,击中,打击
make a hit with
to make oneself liked or approved of by. That young man has made a hit with your daughter. gewild wees by, 'n indruk maak op يُحْرِزُ نجاحا، يُحَبِّبُ نَفْسَه харесвам се ter sucesso com udělat terno Erfolg haben bei gøre sig populær αρέσω πολύ, κάνω άριστη εντύπωση causar sensación, tener éxito con alguien edu saavutama خود را جا کردن päästä suosioon faire sensation "לְהַתחִיל" पसंदीदा बनना biti sretne ruke, doživjeti uspjeh sikere van membuat agar disukai koma sér vel við e-n avere successo, fare colpo 気に入られる 호감을 얻다 patikti (kam) gūt panākumus dikagumi succes hebben bij gjøre lykke zrobić dobre wrażenie na, spodobać się ځان ځای کول ter sucesso com a avea mare succes cu иметь успех mať veľký úspech doživeti velik uspeh biti omiljen kod göra succé hos ทําตัวให้เป็นที่รักใคร่ kendini sevdirmek, iyi etki bırakmak 使自己受歡迎或受肯定 мати великий успіх у кого کامیابی یا مقبولیت حاصل کرنا gây ấn tượng tốt 博得好评(使受欢迎)
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