2. To capture; to arrest; as, the police nabbed the culprit wtrying to hide in the basement. [PJC]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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nab — [næb] v past tense and past participle nabbed present participle nabbing [T] informal [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: Perhaps from nap to seize (17 19 centuries), from a Scandinavian language] 1.) to catch or ↑arrest someone who is doing something… … Dictionary of contemporary English
nab — [nab] vt. nabbed, nabbing [< thieves slang (16th 17th c.) prob. var. of dial. nap, to snatch < Scand, as in Dan nappe, Swed nappa, to snatch] Informal 1. to seize suddenly; snatch or steal 2. to arrest or catch (a felon or wrongdoer) SYN.… … English World dictionary
Nab — (Naab), linker Nebenfluß der Donau in Baiern; entsteht aus der Vereinigung der Böhmischen N. (Wald N., entspringt bei dem Dorfe Bernau auf der böhmischen Grenze), der Fichtel N. (entspringt am Ochsenkopf u. vereinigt sich mit der ersteren bei… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Nab — (Naab). linksseitiger Nebenfluß der Donau in Bayern, entsteht aus der Böhmischen oder Waldnab, die südlich von Bärnau am Nordabfall des Böhmerwaldes entspringt, der vom Ochsenkopf des Fichtelgebirges kommenden Fichtelnab (Quelle 870 m ü. M.) und… … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
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Nab — Nab, Naab, Nebenfluß der Donau, entspringt als Fichtel , Wald u. Haidenab im Fichtelgebirge, mündet nach 21 Ml. schiffbar bei Regensburg … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
