chain-snatch

verb

To snatch a gold chain (or sometimes a silver chain) from a woman (or a man) and run away.

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Meanings

verbchain-snatch (third-person singular simple present chain-snatches, present participle chain-snatching, simple past and past participle chain-snatched)

present singular third person chain-snatches · participle present chain-snatching · participle past chain-snatched · past chain-snatched

  1. IndiaTo snatch a gold chain (or sometimes a silver chain) from a woman (or a man) and run away.
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APA

chain-snatch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chain-snatch

MLA

“chain-snatch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chain-snatch. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chain-snatch,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chain-snatch.

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