1. To use
rough tactitcs; to
assault suddenly, especially by
stealth with
superior force; to commit an
armed assualt upon an
unarmed victim.
2. To
take flight from
the scene of a crime, deserting one's
accomplices.
3. To
rob by means of the
heel technique.
4. To leave one's
hotel or
boarding house without paying one's
bill.
5. To
run away; to
flee; to
escape; to take to one's heels.
- american underworld dictionary - 1950