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nab (verb)

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  • nab — ► VERB (nabbed, nabbing) informal 1) catch (a wrong doer). 2) take or grab suddenly. ORIGIN of unknown origin …   English terms dictionary

  • nab — /næb / (say nab) verb (t) (nabbed, nabbing) Colloquial 1. to catch or seize, especially suddenly. 2. to capture or arrest. {earlier nap, origin uncertain. Compare Danish nappe, Swedish nappa to snatch} …  

  • nab- — *nab , *neb germ., Verb: nhd. hervorstechen; ne. stand (Verb) out; Hinweis: s. *nabja , *nōbrja ; Etymologie: unbekannt; Literatur: Falk/Torp 292 …   Germanisches Wörterbuch

  • nab — [ næb ] verb transitive INFORMAL 1. ) to catch or arrest someone who has done something wrong or illegal: Police nabbed him for driving without a license. 2. ) to quickly take something, or take some advantage: In the second half they nabbed the… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • nab — verb nabbed, nabbing (T) informal 1 to catch someone doing something illegal; arrest 1 (1) 2 to get something quickly: See if you can nab a seat …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • nab — verb (nabs, nabbing, nabbed) informal 1》 catch (someone) doing something wrong. 2》 take or grab suddenly. Origin C17 (also as napp; cf. kidnap): of unknown origin …   English new terms dictionary

  • nab — Verb. 1. To steal. 2. To arrest. E.g. Charlie s been nabbed with his hand in the till again …   English slang and colloquialisms

  • nab off (with something) — Verb. To steal or take (something). E.g. I m not inviting Kath round here again, she s nabbed off with my lighter …   English slang and colloquialisms

  • nab off (with something) — Verb. To steal or take (something). E.g. I m not inviting Kath round here again, she s nabbed off with my lighter …   English slang and colloquialisms

  • nab — UK [næb] / US verb [transitive] Word forms nab : present tense I/you/we/they nab he/she/it nabs present participle nabbing past tense nabbed past participle nabbed informal 1) to catch or arrest someone who has done something wrong or illegal… …   English dictionary

  • nab — [[t]næ̱b[/t]] nabs, nabbing, nabbed VERB If people in authority such as the police nab someone who they think has done something wrong, they catch them or arrest them. [INFORMAL] [V n] He killed 12 people before the authorities finally nabbed him …   English dictionary

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