Nab Definition

năb
nabbed, nabbing, nabs
verb
nabbed, nabbing, nabs
To arrest or catch (a felon or wrongdoer)
Webster's New World
To seize suddenly; snatch or steal.
Webster's New World
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abbreviation
Naval air base.
Webster's New World
New American Bible.
Webster's New World
(banking) National Australia Bank.
Wiktionary
National Association of Broadcasters.
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noun

The summit of an eminence.

Wiktionary

The cock of a gunlock.

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(locksmithing) The keeper, or box into which the lock is shot.

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Origin of Nab

  • Perhaps variant of dialectal nap to seize probably of Scandinavian origin

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Compare knap, knop, knob.

    From Wiktionary

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