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hit-and-runs

hit-and-runs is the plural of hit-and-run.

Meaning of hit-and-run

Adjective

hit-and-run (not comparable)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or being a hit and run.
    • If observed, approach with extreme caution and inform nearest control of contact. Both subjects now under multiple federal warrants charging bank robbery, murder, and hit-and-run murder.1963 February, Rick Raphael, “Code Three”, in Analog Science Fiction and Fact

Questions about hit-and-runs

What is hit-and-runs the plural of?
Hit-and-runs is the plural of hit-and-run.

Words near hit-and-runs in the dictionary

  1. hit-a-pin bagatelle
  2. hit-and-miss
  3. hit-and-run
  4. hit-and-runner
  5. hit-and-runners
  6. hit-and-runs
  7. hit-box
  8. hit-boxes
  9. hit-by-pitch
  10. hit-by-pitches
  11. hit-job

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Adapted from Wiktionary: hit-and-runs (page history and authors); hit-and-run (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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