nab
(verb) seize suddenly
collar, nail, apprehend, arrest, pick up, nab, cop
(verb) take into custody; “the police nabbed the suspected criminals”
nab
(verb) tag the base runner to get him out
Source: WordNet® 3.1
nab (third-person singular simple present nabs, present participle nabbing, simple past and past participle nabbed)
(informal, transitive) To seize, arrest or take into custody (a criminal or fugitive).
(informal, transitive) To grab or snatch something.
• (arrest a criminal or fugitive): nick, bust
nab (plural nabs)
The summit of an eminence.
The cock of a gunlock.
(locksmithing) The keeper, or box into which the lock is shot.
• ABN, BAN, BNA, Ban, NBA, ban
NAB
(banking) Initialism of National Australia Bank.
Initialism of National Association of Broadcasters.
• ABN, BAN, BNA, Ban, NBA, ban
Source: Wiktionary
Nab, n. Etym: [Cf. Knap, Knop, Knob.]
1. The summit of an eminence. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.
2. (Firearms)
Definition: The cock of a gunlock. Knight.
3. (Locksmithing)
Definition: The keeper, or box into which the lock is shot. Knight.
Nab, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nabbed; p. pr. & vb. n. Nabbing.] Etym: [Dan nappe, or Sw. nappa.]
Definition: To catch or seize suddenly or unexpectedly. [Colloq.] Smollett.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
9 May 2025
(noun) anything in accord with principles of justice; “he feels he is in the right”; “the rightfulness of his claim”
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
