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nab

   [nab]
verb (used with object), nabbed, nab·bing. Informal.
1.
to arrest or capture.
2.
to catch or seize, especially suddenly.
3.
to snatch or steal.
Origin:
1675–85; earlier nap; perhaps < Scandinavian; compare Danish nappe, Norwegian, Swedish nappa to snatch

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NAB

 
1.
Also, N.A.B. National Association of Broadcasters.
2.
New American Bible.
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nab (næb)
 
—vb , nabs, nabbing, 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
"to catch (someone), 1686, probably a variant of dial. nap "to seize, catch, lay hold of" (1673, now surviving only in kidnap), which is possibly from Scand. (cf. Norw. nappe "to catch, snatch;" Swed. nappa; Dan. nappe "to pinch, pull"), reinforced by M.E. napand "grasping, greedy."
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nab definition

[næb]
  1. tv.
    to arrest someone. (See also nabbed.) : I knew they would nab him sooner or later.
  2. n.
    and nabber. a police officer; a cop. : There's a nabber at the door who wants to talk to you.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
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NAB

  1. National Association of Broadcasters

  2. New American Bible

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