hitting and running

Verb

hit and run (third-person singular simple present hits and runs, present participle hitting and running, simple past hit and ran, past participle hit and run)

1. (informal) To hit something or someone with a vehicle and leave the scene of the incident.

   Synonyms:

   hit-skip

2. (idiomatic, intransitive, slang) To engage in sexual intercourse followed by a prompt departure; to engage in a one-night stand.
   • You can't hit and run / I've got to be number one / Better make up your mind / 'Cause you'll never find a love so divine1977, Loleatta Holloway, “Hit and Run”, in Loleatta (1977 album)
3. To join a poker game, quickly win several hands, then leave.
4. Synonym of pick and pass.

   Synonyms:

   pick and pass

5. (Internet, slang) To download through peer-to-peer file sharing protocols (e.g., BitTorrent) without seeding.
6. To leave the base before the batter hits the ball.
   • This manager, in keeping with all other famous managers, believed that batting was the thing which won games. He developed a hard-hitting team. He kept everlastingly at them to hit and run, hit and run.1920, Zane Grey, “The Manager of Madden's Hill”, in The Redheaded Outfield

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