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grab-and-go

grab-and-go adjective: that can be quickly prepared or acquired and taken away.

Adjective

grab-and-go (not comparable)

  1. (informal) That can be quickly prepared or acquired and taken away.
    • The take at McDonald’s: $24 billion. But Pret a Manger — the name means “ready to eat” in French — is slowly expanding in New York and other American cities with its own brand of grab-and-go food and, more significantly, a fresh approach to fast-food service.2011 August 6, Stephanie Clifford, “Would You Like a Smile With That?”, in The New York Times
  2. (informal) Easily portable.
    • A grab-and-go telescope is an appropriate choice. For example, if the previous telescope was a 12.5-in. Newtonian, 12-in. SCT or larger telescope, consider downsizing to a 90 mm refractor or a 6-in.2017, James L. Chen, Astronomy for Older Eyes: A Guide for Aging Backyard Astronomers

Synonyms of grab-and-go

Questions about grab-and-go

What does grab-and-go mean?
Grab-and-go means that can be quickly prepared or acquired and taken away.
What part of speech is grab-and-go?
Grab-and-go is an adjective.

Words near grab-and-go in the dictionary

  1. grab some z's
  2. grab some Zs
  3. grab the bull by the horns
  4. grab the headlines
  5. grab the popcorn
  6. grab-and-go
  7. grab-ass
  8. grab-bag
  9. grab-bags
  10. grabable
  11. Grabar

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