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bash and grabs

bash and grabs is the plural of bash and grab.

Meaning of bash and grab

Noun

bash and grab (plural bash and grabs)

  1. (informal) 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
    Synonyms:
    smash and grab

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Questions about bash and grabs

What is bash and grabs the plural of?
Bash and grabs is the plural of bash and grab.

Words near bash and grabs in the dictionary

  1. Basgallops
  2. Basger
  3. bash
  4. bash about
  5. bash and grab
  6. bash and grabs
  7. bash in
  8. bash into shape
  9. bash one out
  10. bash out
  11. bash someone's face in

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