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Meaning of "bag-snatching" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BAG-SNATCHING

bag-snatching  [ˈbæɡsnætʃɪŋ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BAG-SNATCHING

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bag-Snatching is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BAG-SNATCHING MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of bag-snatching in the English dictionary

The definition of bag-snatching in the dictionary is theft that involves snatching woman's handbags.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BAG-SNATCHING


approaching
əˈprəʊtʃɪŋ
backscratching
ˈbækˌskrætʃɪŋ
catching
ˈkætʃɪŋ
Ching
tʃɪŋ
Chongqing
ˈtʃʊŋˈtʃɪŋ
coaching
ˈkəʊˌtʃɪŋ
crosshatching
ˈkrɒsˌhætʃɪŋ
hatching
ˈhætʃɪŋ
launching
ˈlɔːntʃɪŋ
matching
ˈmætʃɪŋ
overarching
ˌəʊvərˈɑːtʃɪŋ
rat-catching
ˈrætˌkætʃɪŋ
scratching
ˈskrætʃɪŋ
searching
ˈsɜːtʃɪŋ
stitching
ˈstɪtʃɪŋ
stretching
ˈstrɛtʃɪŋ
teaching
ˈtiːtʃɪŋ
thatching
ˈθætʃɪŋ
touching
ˈtʌtʃɪŋ
vote-catching
ˈvəʊtˌkætʃɪŋ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BAG-SNATCHING

bag
bag and baggage
bag lady
bag moth
bag snatcher
Baganda
bagarre
bagasse
bagassosis
bagatelle
Bagdad
Bagehot
bagel
bagful
baggage
baggage car
baggage check
baggage checkroom
baggage hall
baggage handler

WORDS THAT END LIKE BAG-SNATCHING

aching
anything
bewitching
birdwatching
bitching
branching
couching
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enriching
etching
eye-catching
far-reaching
geocaching
itching
Kuching
quenching
scorching
screeching
squelching
twitching
whale watching

Synonyms and antonyms of bag-snatching in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bag-snatching» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BAG-SNATCHING

Find out the translation of bag-snatching to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bag-snatching from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bag-snatching» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

袋抢掠
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

los robos de bolsos
570 millions of speakers

English

bag-snatching
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बैग छीन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حقيبة خطف
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сумка - вырывание
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

bag- arrebatando
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ব্যাগ-ছিনতাই
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sac à l´arraché
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penangkapan beg
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Tasche Diebstahl
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

引ったくり
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

날치기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Bag-snatching
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

túi giật
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பையில்-பறித்து
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बॅग-स्नॅचिंग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

torba kap-kaç
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

scippi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

torba - awaryjnym
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сумка - виривання
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sac furturi
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τσάντα - αρπαγή
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

sak -ruk
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

väskryckning
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bag Napping
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bag-snatching

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BAG-SNATCHING»

The term «bag-snatching» is used very little and occupies the 160.681 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BAG-SNATCHING» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bag-snatching

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BAG-SNATCHING»

Discover the use of bag-snatching in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bag-snatching and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Violent Property Crime
Personal robberies are often categorised to isolate and include two important sub categories: "bag snatching" and "residential robbery". Bag snatching is worth exploring separately for a number of reasons.5 First, it is a good example of how  ...
David Indermaur, 1995
2
Electronics Projects Vol 25:
AntI-BAg-snAtChIng. AlArm. off tImer wIth AlArm over-voltAge proteCtor fuse-Cum -power fAIlure led-BAsed reAdIng. Modified circuit of programmable timer for appliances Fig. 1: Circuit diagram of highway alert signal lamp. inhibits the first ...
EFY Enterprises Pvt. Ltd., 2014
3
The Anthropology of Learning in Childhood
Young (2003), in a drawing exercise with Kampala street boys, elicited sur— prising evidence as to the socialization of thieving behavior. One 9—year— old boy, in describing the picture he had drawn of bag snatching, replied, “I am timing  ...
David F. Lancy, John Bock, Suzanne Gaskins, 2010
4
Italian Politics: Frustrated Aspirations for Change
If bag-snatching diminishes throughout all of the regions, including the southern regions where they have always been highest, there is a growth in house burglaries and pickpocketing in the northern regions. In Italy, as in both the United ...
Mark Donovan, Paolo Onofri, 2008
5
Immigration, Social Integration and Crime: A Cross-National ...
If we include cases of bag-snatching among robberies, as the majority of European countries do, then the trend registered in Italy in the period 1985–2005 is decreasing, as may also be deduced from Figure 4.3 which showed the situation in ...
Luigi M. Solivetti, 2010
6
Growing Older In Europe
Table 3.3 People over 35 years pickpocketed or bagsnatched in the last 12 months, 2000 (%) 1 2 3 4 5 Victims of bag Reported cases of Victims of pick Reported Persons perceiving an snatching (a). bag snatching (b). pocketing (a). cases of ...
Walker, Alan, 2004
7
Criminal Law
Under the old law, it was not enough to use force on the property to get control ofit, so that bag-snatching was not in itself robbery. However, the Court of Appeal in Clouden [1987] Crim LR 56 held that 'the old distinctions have gone' and the ...
Claire de Than, Russell Heaton, 2013
8
Policing Serious Crime in China: From 'strike Hard' to 'kill ...
Even more worrying was the dramatic increase in the number of cases involving armed robbery and robbery by bag snatching. There were 352,000 cases of armed robbery in 2001, an increase of 13.7 per cent over the previous year, and a ...
Susan Trevaskes, 2010
9
Managing Overflow in Affluent Societies
For example, yesterday I was told that in Trento a fifth bag snatching occurred since the beginning of the year [it is now March]. But then they told me that it wasn't a bag snatching, but a “dexterous theft,” because the woman whose bag was ...
Barbara Czarniawska-Joerges, Orvar Löfgren, 2012
10
Sexed Crime in the News
Though the victim was from Tempe and the crime committed in Marrickville, the short piece manages to name the suburb of Redfern twice by informing us first, that bag snatching now happens in areas other than Redfern, and second, the ...
Adrian Howe, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BAG-SNATCHING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bag-snatching is used in the context of the following news items.
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FDNY firefighter nabs purse-snatching teen in Brooklyn
Firefighters were pulling out of their station at 274 Hicks St. to get lunch, but stopped for a 10-minute foot chase after two bag-snatching teens. «New York Daily News, Jul 15»
2
Stop relying only on CCTVs to prevent crime against woman …
The court gave an example about how many chain- and bag-snatching incidents the railway police have been able to prevent because of ... «Daily News & Analysis, Jul 15»
3
Preston good Samaritan stabbing accused faces several charges
A MAN will face court today over the Preston stabbing of a good Samaritan who helped a bag-snatching victim. Police allege Kane Anthony ... «Herald Sun, Jun 15»
4
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Good Samaritan stabbed after helping Preston bag-snatching victim. by: Jon Kaila; From: Herald Sun; June 23, 2015 1:36PM. Increase Text Size · Decrease Text ... «Herald Sun, Jun 15»
5
The Loop: Melbourne's live news blog
A GOOD Samaritan who helped a bag-snatching victim has been stabbed in Melbourne's north. The Preston man, 37, chased and confronted ... «Herald Sun, Jun 15»
6
Bag-snatching 20-yr-old, two minors switch vehicles to dodge cops
PUNE: Two minor boys and their 20-year-old accomplice had nearly perfected the art of hoodwinking the police after snatching handbags and ... «Times of India, Jun 15»
7
Bag-snatching team broken up by police
A male-female bag-snatching tag team is in custody after a theft gone awry on Sunday in Poipet. Police said the man acted first, swiping a ... «The Phnom Penh Post, May 15»
8
Hua Hin, Cha-am bag snatchers caught
Three members of a bag-snatching gang preying on tourists in the popular seaside resorts of Hua Hin, in Prachuap Khiri Khan, and nearby ... «Bangkok Post, Apr 15»
9
Chinese tourist injured in bag-snatching attempt
Several incidents of bag snatching from foreign tourists have been reported in Pattaya recently. On Sunday at the same area, two men on a ... «ThaiVisa News, Apr 15»
10
Six bag-snatching cases cracked with con's arrest
The Malad police claimed to have cracked a series of six bag-snatching cases, which took place this year in their jurisdiction in Malad (west) ... «The Asian Age, Mar 15»

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