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grab game

grab game noun: the practice of theft by grabbing or snatching property, such as a purse, from someone.

Noun

the grab game (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) The practice of theft by grabbing or snatching property, such as a purse, from someone.
    • SMN October 16 , 1887: 8/1 - Philip Henry an athletic young Negro, tried the grab game in Falk & Sons' clothing house last night, and will be called upon in Police Court to-morrow to explain […]1887, Annals of Savannah, 1850-1937, page 441
    Synonyms:
    snatch and run

Synonyms of grab game

Questions about grab game

What does grab game mean?
Grab game means the practice of theft by grabbing or snatching property, such as a purse, from someone.
What part of speech is grab game?
Grab game is a noun.

Words near grab game in the dictionary

  1. grab box
  2. grab boxes
  3. grab bucket
  4. grab buckets
  5. grab by the lapels
  6. grab game
  7. grab hag
  8. grab hags
  9. grab handle
  10. grab handles
  11. grab hoe

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