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grab and run

grab and run noun: synonym of snatch and run.

Noun

grab and run (plural grab and runs)

  1. Synonym of snatch and run.
    • Reverse alternate hangers of hanging garments to prevent “grab and runs.”2008, Bill Wise, Competitive Advantage, page 222
    • The vast majority of crime in the capital is petty street crime, such as pickpocketing and “grab and runs.”2010, Graeme R. Newman, Crime and Punishment around the World, page 124
    Synonyms:
    snatch and run

Synonyms of grab and run

Forms of grab and run

pluralgrab and runs
alternative formgrab-and-run

Questions about grab and run

What does grab and run mean?
Grab and run means synonym of snatch and run.
What part of speech is grab and run?
Grab and run is a noun.
What is the plural of grab and run?
The plural of grab and run is grab and runs.

Words near grab and run in the dictionary

  1. graafs
  2. graal
  3. graals
  4. grab
  5. grab and go
  6. grab and run
  7. grab and runs
  8. grab ass
  9. grab at
  10. grab at a straw
  11. grab at straws

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