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nab

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[ nab ]

verb (used with object)

, Informal.
, nabbed, nab·bing.
  1. to arrest or capture.
  2. to catch or seize, especially suddenly.
  3. to snatch or steal.


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  1. Also N.A.B. National Association of Broadcasters.

nab

/ næb /

verb

  1. to arrest
  2. to catch (someone) in wrongdoing
  3. to seize suddenly; snatch
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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  • nabber noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of nab1

1675–85; earlier nap; perhaps < Scandinavian; compare Danish nappe, Norwegian, Swedish nappa to snatch
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Word History and Origins

Origin of nab1

C17: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; compare Danish nappe, Swedish nappa to snatch. See kidnap
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Example Sentences

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.

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