When you nab someone, you catch the person in the act of doing something wrong. A police officer, for example, might say that she loves to nab shoplifters.
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The summit of an eminence.
Verb
seize suddenly
Verb
take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"
Verb
tag the base runner to get him out
n.
The summit of an eminence.
n.
The cock of a gunlock.
n.
The keeper, or box into which the lock is shot.
v. t.
To catch or seize suddenly or unexpectedly.
Nab
Nab
The summit of an eminence.
To catch or seize suddenly or unexpectedly.
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