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
3 March 2025
(verb) hold one’s ground; maintain a position; be steadfast or upright; “I am standing my ground and won’t give in!”
According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by AlcaldĂa Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de BolĂvar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.
