hit-and-runadjective [ before noun ]
uk/ˌhɪt.ənˈrʌn/us/ˌhɪt.ənˈrʌn/hit-and-run adjective [ before noun ] (ACCIDENT)
A hit-and-run road accident is one in which the driver who caused the accident drives away without helping the other people involved and without telling the police:
a hit-and-run driver/accident
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On the road: accidents involving vehicles
- car crash
- collide
- collision
- crash
- crash-land
- fender bender
- head-on
- jackknife
- knock
- overshoot
- plough
- prang
- rear-end
- road toll
- run (sth) down
- sideswipe
- skid
- stack up
- wipe
- write-off
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hit-and-run adjective [ before noun ] (MILITARY)
A hit-and-run military attack needs to happen unexpectedly and quickly in order to be successful:
hit-and-run warfare
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Attacking & invading
- ambush
- beleaguer
- beleaguered
- blitz
- blitz
- cyberwarfare
- engage
- engagement
- going-over
- incursion
- invade
- invader
- offensive
- reducer
- rip into sb/sth
- rush
- sack
- sacking
- sally
- sortie
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