NABBING

NAB

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


Verb

nabbing

present participle of nab

Source: Wiktionary


NAB

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



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