bash and grab
bash and grab noun: the violent taking of something, such as in a robbery.
Noun
bash and grab (plural bash and grabs)
- The violent taking of something, such as in a robbery.
- Too often the law of bash and grab, with the axe and saw, have operated on these rich fields of revenue.1946, Peter Joseph Hurley, From Kosciusko to the Sea: A Journey Along the River Murray, page 8
- Mr BOORD (Rotorua) said he had been concerned about the increase in "bash and grab” crime.1956, New Zealand. Parliament, Parliamentary Debates. House of Representatives
- Synonyms:
- smash and grab
Verb
bash and grab (third-person singular simple present bashes and grabs, present participle bashing and grabbing, simple past and past participle bashed and grabbed)
- To perform such an act.
Synonyms of bash and grab
Forms of bash and grab
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | bash and grabs |
| alternative form | bash-and-grab |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | bashes and grabs |
| present participle | bashing and grabbing |
| past participle | bashed and grabbed |
| past | bashed and grabbed |
Questions about bash and grab
- What does bash and grab mean?
- Bash and grab means the violent taking of something, such as in a robbery.
- What part of speech is bash and grab?
- Bash and grab can be a noun or a verb.
- What is the plural of bash and grab?
- The plural of bash and grab is bash and grabs.
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