Nab

[Nab]

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 , 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.

The summit of an eminence.

To catch or seize suddenly or unexpectedly.

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