Found 3 items, similar to Nab.
English → Indonesian (quick)
Definition: nab
comot, mencomot, mencuri, mengangkat, menyomot
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: nab
nab
v 1: tag the base runner to get him out
2: take into custody;
“the police nabbed the suspected
criminals” [syn:
collar,
nail,
apprehend,
arrest,
pick up,
cop]
3: seize suddenly
[also:
nabbing,
nabbed]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Nab
Nab
\Nab\ (n[a^]b), n. [Cf.
Knap,
Knop,
Knob.]
1. The summit of an eminence. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
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2. (Firearms) The cock of a gunlock. --Knight.
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3. (Locksmithing) The keeper, or box into which the lock is
shot. --Knight.
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Nab
\Nab\, v. t. [imp. & p. p.
Nabbed (n[a^]bd); p. pr. & vb.
n.
Nabbing.] [Dan nappe, or Sw. nappa.]
1. To catch or seize suddenly or unexpectedly. [Colloq.]
--Smollett.
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2. To capture; to arrest; as, the police nabbed the culprit
wtrying to hide in the basement.
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