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snatch and run

UK/ˈsnætʃ ən ˈɹʌn/

snatch and run noun: an unsophisticated method of committing robbery by grabbing someone's property and attempting to flee with it.

Noun

snatch and run (plural snatch and runs)

  1. (attributive, figuratively, often) An unsophisticated method of committing robbery by grabbing someone's property and attempting to flee with it.
    • Your snatch-and-run Reader, your miserable compiler of 'Beauties' is a mere chattering ape.1870, Alexander B[alloch] Grosart, “Essay Critical and Elucidatory on the Poetry of Lord Brooke”, in Alexander B. Grosart, editor, The Works in Verse and Prose Complete of the Right Honourable Fulke...
    • [I]t was doubtful if even the 50% discount that has prevailed for several years could be continued in view of the increasing number of so-called “snatch and run” losses on grade floor premises—few, if any, of which are prevented by burglar alarm systems.1922 November 17, Proceedings of the Casualty Actuarial Society, volume 9, number 19, New York, N.Y.: Casualty Actuarial Society, →OCLC

Synonyms of snatch and run

Forms of snatch and run

pluralsnatch and runs

Words that rhyme with snatch and run

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Questions about snatch and run

What does snatch and run mean?
Snatch and run means an unsophisticated method of committing robbery by grabbing someone's property and attempting to flee with it.
What part of speech is snatch and run?
Snatch and run is a noun.
How do you pronounce snatch and run?
Snatch and run is pronounced /ˈsnætʃ ən ˈɹʌn/ (UK).
What is the plural of snatch and run?
The plural of snatch and run is snatch and runs.

Words near snatch and run in the dictionary

  1. snastes
  2. snasts
  3. snatch
  4. snatch and grab
  5. snatch and grabs
  6. snatch and run
  7. snatch and runs
  8. snatch block
  9. snatch blocks
  10. snatch defeat from the jaws of victory
  11. snatch defeat out of the jaws of victory

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