nabber
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
1675–85; earlier nap; perhaps < Scandinavian; compare Danish nappe, Norwegian, Swedish nappa to snatch
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nab·ber, noun
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| —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 | |
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Word Origin & History
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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