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.”