nab

NAB

abbr.

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nab

 (năb)

tr.v. nabbed, nab·bing, nabs Informal

1. To seize (a fugitive or wrongdoer); arrest.

2. To grab; snatch.

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[Perhaps variant of dialectal nap, to seize, probably of Scandinavian origin.]

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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.

NAB

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nab

Past participle: nabbed
Gerund: nabbing

Imperative

nab

nab

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Thesaurus

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" arrest, collar, cop, nail, apprehend, pick up clutch, prehend, seize - take hold of; grab; "The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter"; "She clutched her purse"; "The mother seized her child by the arm"; "Birds of prey often seize small mammals"
	3.	nab - seize suddenly clutch, prehend, seize - take hold of; grab; "The sales clerk quickly seized the money on the counter"; "She clutched her purse"; "The mother seized her child by the arm"; "Birds of prey often seize small mammals"

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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

verb

1. Informal. To take into custody as a prisoner:

apprehend, arrest, seize.

Informal: pick up.

Slang: bust, collar, pinch, run in.

2. Informal. To get hold of (something moving):

catch, clutch, grab, seize, snatch.

Idiom: lay hands on.

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Translations

يَقْبِضُ على

chytitnačapatsebrat

snuppe

schnappen

agripperattrapersaisir

góma, grípa

agguantareimpadronirsi di

sugauti

notvertpieķert

fakkeknipe

enselemekyakalamak

抓住逮捕

nab

[næb] VT (= grab) [+ thing] → agarrar; [+ person] → pillar; (= arrest) → pescar, coger, agarrar (LAm); (= steal) → robar, mangar (Sp)

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nab

[ˈnæb] vt (= catch) → pincer, attraper

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nab

vt (inf)

(= catch) → erwischen; (police) → schnappen (inf), → erwischen (inf); the police nabbed him when he … → die Polizei hat ihn dabei erwischt, wie er … (inf)

(= take for oneself) → sich (dat) → grapschen (inf); somebody had nabbed my seat → mir hatte jemand den Platz geklaut (inf)

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nab

[næb] vt (fam) (thief) → acciuffare, beccare; (person to speak to) → beccare, bloccare

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nab

(nӕb) – past tense, past participle nabbed – verb

to take, catch or get hold of. The police nabbed the thief. vang يَقْبِضُ على пипвам agarrar chytit, sebrat, načapat schnappen snuppe συλλαμβάνωpillar kinni nabima دستگیر کردن napata attraper לִתפוֹס एकाएक पकड़ लेना uhititi, uhvatiti elcsíp menangkap góma, grípa prendere, acciuffare 逮捕する 붙잡다 sučiupti, sugauti notvert; pieķert mencekup vangenfakke, knipechwycić, capnąć نيول ، دستگيرول agarrar a aresta схватить chytiť prijeti uhvatiti hugga [åt sig], norpa, haffa จับ enselemek, yakalamak 抓住, 逮捕 ловити, спіймати دبوچنا tóm cổ 抓住，逮捕

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