grab and run

English

Alternative forms

  • grab-and-run

Noun

grab and run (plural grab and runs)

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