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smash-and-grab

Learn how to correctly hyphenate "smash-and-grab" with detailed syllable breakdown and pronunciation guide.

1 syllable
14 characters
English (US)
1syllable

smash-and-grab

Hyphenation via the Knuth-Liang algorithm — result not verified against authoritative sources.

Because it is a word with a single syllable, smash-and-grab is not hyphenated. The words that have a single syllable are called monosyllabic words.

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Definitions ofsmash-and-grab

1noun
  • A robbery where a window of a shop or other premises is smashed and items are grabbed as quickly as possible.

    Example: "a smash and grab raid"

  • (by extension) An act of theft, appropriation, or other form of gaining advantage at another's expense that is done quickly and audaciously.
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