tip-and-run

  • 1tip-and-run — adjective designed for or consisting of a brief attack followed by a quick escape hit and run units tip and run assaults • Syn: ↑hit and run • Similar to: ↑offensive * * * | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective …

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  • 2tip and run — noun Britain : a game similar to cricket in which a batsman is required to run each time he touches a bowled ball with his bat * * * tip and run, a form of cricket in which the batsman must run for every hit. tip and run «TIHP uhn RUHN»,… …

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  • 3tip-and-run — /tɪp ən ˈrʌn/ (say tip uhn run) noun Especially Qld, NSW, Tasmania and WA → hit and run (def. 5). Also, tippy go run, tippety run …

  • 4tip-and-run — noun 1》 an informal way of playing cricket in which the batsman must run after every hit. 2》 [as modifier] (of a military raid) executed swiftly and followed by immediate withdrawal …

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  • 5tip-and-run —  Rapid (usu. of crime) …

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  • 6hit-and-run — /hɪt n ˈrʌn / (say hit n run) adjective 1. Also, hit run. denoting or relating to the driver of a motor vehicle who leaves the scene of an accident in which they were involved without stopping to give assistance or fulfil any legal obligations. 2 …

  • 7hit-and-run — adjective 1. designed for or consisting of a brief attack followed by a quick escape (Freq. 1) hit and run units tip and run assaults • Syn: ↑tip and run • Similar to: ↑offensive 2. involving a driver of a motor vehicle …

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  • 8tip-and-go — /tɪp ən ˈgoʊ/ (say tip uhn goh) noun → hit and run (def. 5) …

  • 9tip — English has three distinct words tip, two of them possibly related. Tip ‘extremity’ [15] was probably borrowed from Old Norse typpi. This was descended from prehistoric Germanic *tupp ‘upper extremity’ (source also of English top and toupee). Tip …

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  • 10tip — English has three distinct words tip, two of them possibly related. Tip ‘extremity’ [15] was probably borrowed from Old Norse typpi. This was descended from prehistoric Germanic *tupp ‘upper extremity’ (source also of English top and toupee). Tip …

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