Hyphenation of hit-and-run

How to hyphenate hit-and-run

Because it is a word with a single syllable, hit-and-run is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.

hit-and-run

Syllables Count: 1
Characters Count: 11
Words Count: 3
Characters without spaces Count: 11

Haphenation done based on the Knuth-Liang word-division algorithm. The computed hyphenation pattern is:

Definitions of hit-and-run

hit-and-run is defined as:

Definition 1 as noun

noun
The crime of causing an accident, as with a motor vehicle, and leaving without acknowledging responsibility.
noun
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.
noun
The military technique of attacking one place and then quickly moving to another before defenders can react.

Definition 1 as adjective

adjective
Of, pertaining to, or being a hit and run.

Words nearby hit-and-run

histrionicism
histrionics
histrionism
histrionize
hists
hit
hit-and-miss
(hit-and-run)
hit-in
hit-off
hit-or-miss
hit-or-missness
hit-run
hit-skip
hit's
hitch
hitch-hiker

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What is hyphenation

Hyphenation is the process of dividing words across lines in print or on websites. It involves inserting hyphens (-) where a word breaks to continue on the next line.

Proper hyphenation improves readability by reducing the unevenness of word spacing and unnecessary large gaps. It also helps avoid confusion that may occur when part of a word carries over. Ideal hyphenation should break words according to pronunciation and syllables. Most word processors and publishing apps have automated tools to handle hyphenation effectively based on language rules and dictionaries. Though subtle, proper hyphenation improves overall typography and reading comfort.