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nab

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[ nab ]

verb (used with object)

Informal.
nabbed, nabbing.
  1. to arrest or capture.
  2. to catch or seize, especially suddenly.
  3. to snatch or steal.


NAB

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  1. Also N.A.B. National Association of Broadcasters.

nab

/ ²Ôæ²ú /

verb

  1. to arrest
  2. to catch (someone) in wrongdoing
  3. to seize suddenly; snatch
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of nab1

1675–85; earlier nap; perhaps < Scandinavian; compare Danish nappe, Norwegian, Swedish nappa to snatch
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of nab1

C17: perhaps of Scandinavian origin; compare Danish nappe, Swedish nappa to snatch. See kidnap
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Example Sentences

McGhee, 51, was one of the country’s most wanted fugitives when he was nabbed in Bullhead City following a nationwide manhunt in 2003.

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But the fact that it was written and performed at all — it nabbed quite an audience laugh, as they recall — signals just how forward-thinking “Mid-Century Modern†was designed to be.

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Jimmy Cricket, whose real name is James Mulgrew, said he was "gutted" when his wellies were nabbed due to their "sentimental value".

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Police are investigating why a tow truck tried to nab a moving vehicle in San Francisco with people inside.

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The methods used by exasperated zoo-keepers included trying to dazzle the bird with a fire brigade searchlight before nabbing him when he was distracted.

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