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tippity runs

tippity runs noun: a form of backyard cricket; the defining rule of the form, which requires the batsman to run if they hit the ball; the rule increases the pace of the game by creating more runout chances than in ordinary cricket.

Noun

tippity runs (uncountable)

  1. (Australia, Victoria) A form of backyard cricket; the defining rule of the form, which requires the batsman to run if they hit the ball; the rule increases the pace of the game by creating more runout chances than in ordinary cricket.
    Synonyms:
    tip and run, hit and run, tipsy run, tippy go tippy go run

Synonyms of tippity runs

  • tip and run
  • hit and run
  • tipsy run
  • tippy go tippy go run

Forms of tippity runs

alternative formtippity-runs

Origin of tippity runs

From tip (“to hit lightly”).

Questions about tippity runs

What does tippity runs mean?
Tippity runs means a form of backyard cricket; the defining rule of the form, which requires the batsman to run if they hit the ball; the rule increases the pace of the game by creating more runout chances than in ordinary cricket.
What part of speech is tippity runs?
Tippity runs is a noun.

Words near tippity runs in the dictionary

  1. tipping-point states
  2. tippings
  3. Tippins
  4. Tippit
  5. Tippits
  6. tippity runs
  7. tipple
  8. tippled
  9. tippler
  10. tippler's bane
  11. tipplers

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