What does hit-and-run mean?

hit-and-run means "designed for or consisting of a brief attack followed by a quick escape". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in hit-and-run?

hit-and-run has 3 syllables: hit--an-d-run. The stress falls on "hit-". In IPA it is /ˈhɪtænˌɹʌn/.

What is another word for hit-and-run?

Close synonyms include tip-and-run. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is hit-and-run a common word?

hit-and-run is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with hit-and-run?

3 words rhyme with hit-and-run. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

hit-and-run — meaning, pronunciation and 2 definitions

adjective

2 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
designed for or consisting of a brief attack followed by a quick escape
“hit-and-run units”
“tip-and-run assaults”
Synonymstip-and-run
Similaroffensive
2.
involving a driver of a motor vehicle who leaves the scene of an accident
Similarnegligent

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