Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hit-and-run

/hˈɪtænɹˌʌn/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.12 in modern English

Syllables: hit-and-run
IPA: /hˈɪtænɹˌʌn/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of, pertaining to, or being a hit and run.

noun

Alternative form of hit and run.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"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."
"During the Reaper attack on Thessia, the asari armada used Janiri as a staging base for their hit-and-run attacks on the invading Reapers, striking, jumping to FTL to lose pursuers, and discharging the static into Janiri's magnetic field as they prepared for another attack."

Usage

Inflected Forms

hit-and-runs (plural)

Synonyms

tip-and-run

Questions

How do you pronounce hit-and-run?: The recorded pronunciation is /hˈɪtænɹˌʌn/.
What does hit-and-run mean?: Of, pertaining to, or being a hit and run.

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