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.
nabbing — Synonyms and related words: abduction, apprehension, arrest, arrestation, capture, catch, catching, collaring, coup, dragnet, forcible seizure, grab, grabbing, hold, kidnapping, picking up, power grab, prehension, running in, seizure, seizure of… … Moby Thesaurus
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nab — transitive verb (nabbed; nabbing) Etymology: perhaps alteration of English dialect nap Date: 1686 1. to catch or seize in arrest ; apprehend 2. to seize suddenly … New Collegiate Dictionary
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