"chain-snatch" meaning in English

See chain-snatch in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: chain-snatches [present, singular, third-person], chain-snatching [participle, present], chain-snatched [participle, past], chain-snatched [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} chain-snatch (third-person singular simple present chain-snatches, present participle chain-snatching, simple past and past participle chain-snatched)
  1. (India) To snatch a gold chain (or sometimes a silver chain) from a woman (or a man) and run away. Tags: India
    Sense id: en-chain-snatch-en-verb-e4bB8s0z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Indian English

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