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
19 November 2024
(noun) bushy plant of Old World salt marshes and sea beaches having prickly leaves; burned to produce a crude soda ash
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