nab
v. seize quickly and stealthily; arrest; grab; steal (Informal) | ||||
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Nabbing Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) |
Nabbing
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
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| WordNet 2.0 |
nab
Verb
1. tag the base runner to get him out
(hypernym) tag
(classification) baseball, baseball game, ball
2. take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"
(synonym) collar, nail, apprehend, arrest, pick up, cop
(hypernym) seize, prehend, clutch
3. seize suddenly
(hypernym) seize, prehend, clutch
Verb
1. tag the base runner to get him out
(hypernym) tag
(classification) baseball, baseball game, ball
2. take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"
(synonym) collar, nail, apprehend, arrest, pick up, cop
(hypernym) seize, prehend, clutch
3. seize suddenly
(hypernym) seize, prehend, clutch