I. -ˈrən adjective
Date: 1899
1. : being or relating to a hit-and-run in baseball
2. : being or involving a motor-vehicle driver who does not stop after being involved in an accident
3. : involving or intended for quick specific action or results
a hit-and-run raid
II. noun
Date: 1904
: a baseball play calling for a runner on first to begin running as a pitch is delivered and for the batter to attempt to hit the pitch
III. intransitive verb
Date: 1966
: to execute a hit-and-run play in baseball