1.
2.
[syn: collar, nail, apprehend, arrest, pick up, nab, cop]
3. seize suddenly;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Nab \Nab\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nabbed (n[a^]bd); p. pr. & vb.
n. Nabbing.] [Dan nappe, or Sw. nappa.]
1. To catch or seize suddenly or unexpectedly. [Colloq.]
--Smollett.
[1913 Webster]
2. To capture; to arrest; as, the police nabbed the culprit
wtrying to hide in the basement.
[PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Nab \Nab\ (n[a^]b), n. [Cf. Knap, Knop, Knob.]
1. The summit of an eminence. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Firearms) The cock of a gunlock. --Knight.
[1913 Webster]
3. (Locksmithing) The keeper, or box into which the lock is
shot. --Knight.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
nab
v 1: tag the base runner to get him out
2: take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected
criminals" [syn: collar, nail, apprehend, arrest,
pick up, nab, cop]
3: seize suddenly
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
41 Moby Thesaurus words for "nab":
apprehend, apprehension, arrest, arrestation, arrestment, bobby,
bull, bust, cabbage, capture, catch, clout, clutch, collar,
constable, cop, detain, detention, flatfoot, fuzz, grab, grapple,
heat, hook, make a pinch, nail, nick, nip, paddy, peeler, pick up,
pickup, pinch, pull in, put under arrest, run in, snatch, take,
take in, take into custody, take prisoner
V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016):
NAB
National Association of Broadcasters (org., USA)
V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (February 2016):
NAB
Netware Asynchronous Board (Novell, Netware)