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nab

  [nab]
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–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

Related forms:
nabber, noun

NAB

 
1. Also, N.A.B. National Association of Broadcasters.
2. New American Bible.
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nab   (nāb)   
tr.v.   nabbed, nab·bing, nabs Informal
  1. To seize (a fugitive or wrongdoer); arrest.
  2. To grab; snatch.

[Perhaps variant of dialectal nap, to seize, probably of Scandinavian origin.]
nab'ber n.
NAB  
abbr.  New American Bible
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Nab

Nab\ (n[a^]b), n. [Cf. Knap, Knop, Knob.]

1. The summit of an eminence. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.

2. (Firearms) The cock of a gunlock. --Knight.

3. (Locksmithing) The keeper, or box into which the lock is shot. --Knight.

Nab

Nab\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nabbed; p. pr. & vb. n. Nabbing.] [Dan nappe, or Sw. nappa.] To catch or seize suddenly or unexpectedly. [Colloq.] --Smollett.
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Language Translation for : nab
Spanish: pillar,
German: schnappen,
Japanese: 逮捕する
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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."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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NAB
  1. National Association of Broadcasters
  2. New American Bible
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