hit-and-runs
Collisions without stopping
Hit-and-runs is the plural of hit-and-run, which describes incidents where someone causes harm and flees without stopping.
Most commonly it refers to traffic accidents where a driver strikes a person or vehicle and leaves the scene: Police are investigating two hit-and-runs from last night.
In baseball, a hit-and-run is a play where the baserunner starts running as the pitch is thrown.
Unintended harmful event
- fleeingRapid escape from danger
- driverVehicle operator
- crashSudden violent impact
- pedestrianOne traveling afoot
collision · scene · victim · license plate · witness · felony · vehicular · pursuit
accident
Unintended harmful event
pedestrian · collision · scene · victim · license plate · witness · felony · vehicular · pursuit · investigation
bunt
Ball-tapping technique
- squeeze playCoercive tactical maneuver
- baserunnerPlayer between bases
- contactCommunication or physical touch
infield · sacrifice · batting · scoring · advancing · sign · strategy · execution · pitch · swing
raids
Sudden armed attacks
- guerrillaIrregular armed fighter
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
- tacticsMethods to achieve goals
insurgent · strike · retreat · skirmish · attack · partisan · sabotage · operation · commando · swift
hit-and-runstaking responsibility
owning up · self-reporting · standing one's ground · confessions · confessing
runner, running, hitting, runs, hits, hit-and-run, smash-and-grab