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Adjective: hit-and-run  'hit-(u)n'rún
  1. Involving a driver of a motor vehicle who leaves the scene of an accident
    "The police were investigating a hit-and-run incident that occurred last night"
     
  2. Designed for or consisting of a brief attack followed by a quick escape
    "hit-and-run units";
    - tip-and-run

See also: negligent, offensive

Encyclopedia: Hit-and-run