About The Word Nab
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Nab
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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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