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(năb)tr.v. nabbed, nab·bing, nabs Informal
1. To seize (a fugitive or wrongdoer); arrest.
2. To grab; snatch.
[Perhaps variant of dialectal nap, to seize, probably of Scandinavian origin.]
nab′ber n.
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nab
(næb)vb (tr) , nabs, nabbing or nabbed
1. to arrest
2. to catch (someone) in wrongdoing
3. to seize suddenly; snatch
[C17: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; compare Danish nappe, Swedish nappa to snatch. See kidnap]
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nab
(næb)v.t. nabbed, nab•bing. Informal.
1. to arrest or capture.
2. to catch or seize suddenly.
3. to snatch or steal.
[1675–85; perhaps < Scandinavian; compare Dan nappe, Norwegian, Swedish nappa to snatch]
nab′ber, n.
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nab
Past participle: nabbed
Gerund: nabbing
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| Verb | 1. |  nab - tag the base runner to get him out baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" tag - touch a player while he is holding the ball |
| 2. |  nab - take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals" | |
| 3. | nab - seize suddenly |
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nab
verb catch, arrest, apprehend, seize, lift (slang), nick (slang, chiefly Brit.), grab, capture, nail (informal), collar (informal), snatch, catch in the act, feel your collar (slang) He killed 12 people before the authorities nabbed him.
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nab
verb1. Informal. To take into custody as a prisoner:
Informal: pick up.
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nab
[næb] VT (= grab) [+ thing] → agarrar; [+ person] → pillar; (= arrest) → pescar, coger, agarrar (LAm); (= steal) → robar, mangar (Sp)Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
nab
(nӕb) – past tense, past participle nabbed – verb to take, catch or get hold of. The police nabbed the thief.pillar
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