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nab
[ nab ]
/ næb /
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Definition of nab
verb (used with object), nabbed, nab·bing.Informal.
to arrest or capture.
to catch or seize, especially suddenly.
to snatch or steal.
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Origin of nab
1675–85; earlier nap; perhaps <Scandinavian; compare Danish nappe,Norwegian, Swedish nappa to snatch
OTHER WORDS FROM nab
nabber, nounWords nearby nab
NAA,
NAACP,
Naafi,
naan,
naartjie,
nab,
Nabal,
Nabataea,
Nabataean,
nabe,
Naberezhnye Chelny Other definitions for nab (2 of 2)
Also N.A.B. National Association of Broadcasters.
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Words related to nab
apprehend,
arrest,
capture,
catch,
clutch,
cop,
detain,
grab,
nail,
snatch,
take,
pick up,
run-in How to use nab in a sentence
By a large margin, it's the youngest women they believe they can plausibly nab.
It took British authorities years to nab Altaf Hussain, the infamous Pakistani cult/party leader.
This is not the first time the site has been willing to dole out big bucks to nab public figures.
I know how hard it is to even try and nab Bill for an interview—going through his lawyer, etc.—so how did you corral him?
There were plenty of armed and uniformed posse members helping out or looking for unauthorized immigrants to nab.
The day is one that will long be remembered by those who took part in the trips round the Nab.
When you nab them, you feel as if they hadn't a fair show; it hardly seems a sporting proposition.
One knows these gentlemen the Parisian police: how they cry a wolf and then go out and nab some stray puppy in the street.
Down below, Nab runs out a bare black arm into the sea, which even in the calmest weather angrily foams along the windward side.
Judging it correctly, he turned his back and ran; then, whirling about just in time, put up a single hand to nab the ball.
British Dictionary definitions for nab
verb nabs, nabbing or nabbed (tr) informal
to arrest
to catch (someone) in wrongdoing
to seize suddenly; snatch
Word Origin for nab
C17: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; compare Danish nappe, Swedish nappa to snatch. See kidnap
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