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Definition of smash-and-grab adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

smash-and-grab

adjective
 
/ˌsmæʃ ən ˈɡræb/
 
/ˌsmæʃ ən ˈɡræb/
[only before noun] (British English)
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  1. relating to the act of stealing from a shop by breaking a window and taking the goods you can see or reach easily
    • a smash-and-grab raid
    Oxford Collocations DictionarySmash-and-grab is used with these nouns:
    • raid
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trait
noun
 
 
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