What is "hit and run"

alt. 1 (context legal English) The crime of causing an accident, as with a motor vehicle, and leaving without acknowledging responsibility. 2 (context baseball English) A play in baseball where the baserunners leave their base before the batter hits the ball, assuming that the batter will in fact hit the ball and this will give them an advantage. 3 (context military English) The military technique of attacking one place and then quickly moving to another before defenders can react. n. 1 (context legal English) The crime of causing an accident, as with a motor vehicle, and leaving without acknowledging responsibility. 2 (context baseball English) A play in baseball where the baserunners leave their base before the batter hits the ball, assuming that the batter will in fact hit the ball and this will give them an advantage. 3 (context military English) The military technique of attacking one place and then quickly moving to another before defenders can react. vb. 1 To hit something or someone with a vehicle and leave the scene of the incident. 2 To join a poker game, quickly win several hands, then leave.

Hit and run usually refers to the act of causing (or contributing to) a traffic accident and failing to stop and identify oneself afterwards.

Hit and run may also refer to:

A hit and run is a high risk, high reward offensive strategy used in baseball. It uses a stolen base attempt to try to place the defending infielders out of position for an attempted base hit.

The hit and run was introduced to baseball by Ned Hanlon, who was often referred to as "The Father of Modern Baseball", at the beginning of the 1894 season of the National League, as part of what came to be called " inside baseball". Hanlon was manager of the Baltimore Orioles at the time. His team developed the hit and run along with other tactics during spring training at Macon, Georgia. After its implementation in the season's series opener against the New York Giants, the opposing manager objected to its use; however, it was deemed acceptable.

Hit & Run is a bluegrass band originally from Colorado, now based in Tennessee.

Hit and Run is the second studio album by the British heavy metal band, Girlschool, released in 1981 on Bronze Records.

Like its predecessor Demolition (1980), it was recorded at Jackson's Studios, England, in December 1980 and January 1981. Vic Maile was again the producer.

Hit and Run is the most successful Girlschool album, having reached No. 5 in the UK Albums Chart, with the single of the title track climbing to No. 32 in the UK Singles Chart. The band appeared on the BBC show Top of the Pops on April 16 1981, miming to the hit song. The 7-inch single (Bronze BRO 118) had "Tonight" as B-side, with the 10-inch adding the cover version of the famous ZZ Top song " Tush".

The car on the cover is a 1972 Buick Riviera.

The album was reissued on CD in 2004 by Castle, a subsidiary of Sanctuary Records, with bonus tracks and extensive sleevenotes by Record Collector's Joe Geesin.

On the back cover of the original album (bottom left corner), the band thanks their road crew, producer and others. The message ends with, "Cheers you lot! GRILLSCHOOL" [sic]

Hit and Run (also known as Bumper or Hit and Run unrated) is a 2009 horror film from MGM, released only in an unrated version. The film tells the story of a young woman who tries to cover up a deadly hit and run accident, only to have the supposedly dead victim come back to terrorize her.

Hit and Run is a realistic fiction novel by Lurlene McDaniel, published in 2007. It focuses on four teenagers whose lives intersect following a hit-and-run car crash. The book is told from the alternating perspectives of the four teens.

Hit-and-run is the act of causing (or contributing to) a traffic crash (such as colliding with a person or a fixture), and failing to stop and identify oneself afterwards. It is considered a crime in most jurisdictions.

Hit and Run is a 1957 American crime film noir directed by Hugo Haas starring Cleo Moore, Hugo Haas and Vince Edwards.

The movie was Moore's final film appearance; she gained popularity earlier in the 1950s, in B-movie film noirs, most released by Columbia Pictures, for which Moore was a contract player.

Hit and Run is a 2012 American action comedy film written by Dax Shepard, with David Palmer and Shepard co-directing again (their first film being Brother's Justice in 2010). The film stars Shepard and his now-wife Kristen Bell, with Kristin Chenoweth, Tom Arnold, and Bradley Cooper. It was released on August 22, 2012.

"Hit and Run" is the thirteenth episode of the tenth season of the American police procedural drama NCIS, and the 223rd episode overall. It originally aired on CBS in the United States on January 29, 2013. The episode is written by Gary Glasberg and Gina Lucita Monreal and directed by Dennis Smith, and was seen by 22.07 million viewers.

Hit and Run is a 1924 silent film comedy drama, a baseball film, directed by Edward Sedgwick and starring cowboy star Hoot Gibson. It was produced and distributed by Universal Pictures.

"Hit and Run" is the fifth episode of the third season of the American sitcom Modern Family and the series' 53rd episode overall. "Hit and Run" first aired on October 12, 2011, on ABC. The episode was written by Elaine Ko and was directed by Jason Winer. It featured guest star David Cross as Councilman Duane Bailey.

"Hit and Run" received mixed reviews from critics with Michael Arbeiter of Hollywood.com calling it "one of the least funny episodes I’ve seen in a long time". According to the Nielsen Media Research, the episode was viewed by 13.65 million viewers and received a 5.9 rating/14% share among adults between the ages of 18 and 49 and became the highest-rated scripted series of the week it aired, after Two and a Half Men.

Hit and Run is the fifth studio album by the American rock band T.S.O.L. (True Sounds of Liberty), released in 1987 through Enigma Records. It marked a stylistic shift for the band, who departed from their earlier gothic rock and hard rock efforts in favor of a glam metal persona and sound. Hit and Run was T.S.O.L.'s only release to chart, reaching no. 184 on the Billboard 200, but the band's new direction alienated their fans in vast numbers and was criticized by reviewers. Enigma found the album difficult to market due to the group's change in musical style and image. It failed to be the commercial breakthrough the members had hoped for, and T.S.O.L. left Enigma as a result.