English Explanatory Dictionary

tippity runs

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A form of backyard cricket; the defining rule of the form, which requires the batsman to run if they hit the ball; the rule increases the pace of the game by creating more runout chances than in ordinary cricket.

Word forms

tippity runs tippity-runs

Etymology

From tip (“to hit lightly”).

Synonyms

tip and run hit and run tipsy run tippy go tippy go run
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