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nab

1 American  
[nab] / næb /

verb (used with object)

Informal.
nabbed, nabbing

  1. to arrest or capture.

  2. to catch or seize, especially suddenly.

  3. to snatch or steal.

NAB 2 American  

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

  2. New American Bible.

nab British  
/ næb /

verb

  1. to arrest

  2. to catch (someone) in wrongdoing

  3. to seize suddenly; snatch

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Other Word Forms

  • nabber noun

Etymology

Origin of nab

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

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