hit and runとは 意味・読み方・使い方

名詞

hit and run (複数形 hit かつ runs)

1. (law) The crime of causing an accident, as with a motor vehicle, and leaving without acknowledging responsibility.
   • 1978, Lou Reed (lyrics かつ music), “Street Hassle”, in Street Hassle:

     But why don't you grab your old lady by the feet / And just lay her out in the darkest street / And by morning, she's just another hit and run

2. (baseball) 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. (military) The military technique of attacking one place and then quickly moving to another before defenders can react.

動詞

hit and run (三人称単数 現在形 hits かつ runs, 現在分詞 hitting かつ running, 過去形 hit かつ ran, 過去分詞 hit かつ run)

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.
3. (Internet) To download through peer-to-peer file sharing protocols (e.g., BitTorrent) without seeding.

同意語

• (hit with vehicle かつ depart): hit-skip

参考

• snatch and run

形容詞

hit-and-run (not comparable)

1. Of, pertaining to, or being a hit and run.
   • 2012, BioWare, Mass Effect 3, Redwood City: Electronic Arts, OCLC 962368035, PC, scene: Janiri:

     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.