Meanings
plural bash and grabs · alternative bash-and-grab
- informalThe violent taking of something, such as in a robbery.
Mr BOORD (Rotorua) said he had been concerned about the increase in "bash and grab” crime.
1956, New Zealand. Parliament, Parliamentary Debates. House of Representatives2 more examples
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 8In narrow marina berths, tightly closed blinds are a defense against everything from bash-and-grab thieves to peeping toms.
1991, Janet Groene, Dressing ship: how to furnish, refurbish, and accessorize your boat, →ISBNSynonyms: smash and grab
present singular third person bashes and grabs · participle present bashing and grabbing · participle past bashed and grabbed · past bashed and grabbed · alternative bash-and-grab
- informalTo perform such an act.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe violent taking of something, such as in a robbery.
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