Meaning of NAB
| Pronunciation: | | nab
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- [v] seize suddenly
- [v] take into custody, as of suspected criminals, by the police
- [v] tag the base runner to get him out
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| | Synonyms: | | apprehend, arrest, collar, cop, nail, pick up |
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| | See Also: | | clutch, prehend, seize, tag | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\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\, 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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| | Related Terms: | | 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 |
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