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Audio Help [nab] Pronunciation Key –verb (used with object), nabbed, nab·bing. Informal.
| 1. | to arrest or capture. |
| 2. | to catch or seize, esp. suddenly. |
| 3. | to snatch or steal. |
[Origin: 1675–85; earlier nap; perh. < Scand; cf. Dan nappe, Norw, Sw nappa to snatch]
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nabber, noun
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NAB
| 1. | Also, N.A.B. National Association of Broadcasters. |
| 2. | New American Bible. |
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tr.v. nabbed, nab·bing, nabs Informal
[Perhaps variant of dialectal nap, to seize, probably of Scandinavian origin.] nab'ber n. |
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abbr. New American Bible |
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nab (v.)
"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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verb | |
| 1. | tag the base runner to get him out |
| 2. | take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals" [syn: collar] |
| 3. | seize suddenly |
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nab [nӕb] verb — past tense, past participle nabbed
to take, catch or get hold of
Example: The police nabbed the thief.
Example: The police nabbed the thief.
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Nab
Kid"nap`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Kidnapedor Kidnapped; p. pr. & vb. n. Kidnaping or Kidnapping.] [Kid a child + Prov. E. nap to seize, to grasp. Cf. Knab, Knap, Nab.] To take (any one) by force or fear, and against one's will, with intent to carry to another place. --Abbott. You may reason or expostulate with the parents, but never attempt to kidnap their children, and to make proselytes of them. --Whately. Note: Originally used only of stealing children, but now extended in application to any human being, involuntarily abducted.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Nab
Knab\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Knabbed; p. pr. & vb. n. Knabbing.] [See Nab, v. t., and cf. Knap, v. t.]1. To seize with the teeth; to gnaw. "Knabbing crusts." [Obs.] --L'Estrange. 2. To nab. See Nab, v. t. [Colloq.]| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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