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Nab

Nab Meaning & Definition
Nab Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Nab?

[v] seize suddenly
[v] take into custody, as of suspected criminals, by the police
[v] tag the base runner to get him out

Synonyms | Synonyms for Nab: apprehend | arrest | collar | cop | nail | pick up

Related Terms | Find terms related to Nab: apprehend | apprehension | arrest | arrestation | arrestment | bobby | bull | bust | cabbage | capture | catch | clout | clutch | collar | constable | cop | detain | detention | flatfoot | fuzz | grab | grapple | heat | hook | make a pinch | nail | nick | nip | paddy | peeler | pick up | pickup | pinch | pull in | put under arrest | run in | snatch | take | take in | take into custody | take prisoner

See Also | clutch | prehend | seize | tag

Nab In Webster's Dictionary

\Nab\ (n[a^]b), n. [Cf. {Knap}, {Knop}, {Knob}.] 1. The summit of an eminence. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. 2. (Firearms) The cock of a gunlock. --Knight. 3. (Locksmithing) The keeper, or box into which the lock is shot. --Knight.
\Nab\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Nabbed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Nabbing}.] [Dan nappe, or Sw. nappa.] To catch or seize suddenly or unexpectedly. [Colloq.] --Smollett.

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