Nab
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Nab![]() ![]() Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 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. [1913 Webster] 2. To capture; to arrest; as, the police nabbed the culprit wtrying to hide in the basement. [PJC] Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 Nab \Nab\ (n[a^]b), n. [Cf. Knap, Knop, Knob.] 1. The summit of an eminence. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. [1913 Webster] 2. (Firearms) The cock of a gunlock. --Knight. [1913 Webster] 3. (Locksmithing) The keeper, or box into which the lock is shot. --Knight. [1913 Webster] Source: WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
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, nab, cop]
3: seize suddenly
Source: Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 41 Moby Thesaurus words for "nab": apprehend, apprehension, arrest, arrestation, arrestment, bobby, bull, bust, cabbage, capture, catch, clout, clutch, collar, constable, cop, detain, detention, flatfoot, fuzz, grab, grapple, heat, hook, make a pinch, nail, nick, nip, paddy, peeler, pick up, pickup, pinch, pull in, put under arrest, run in, snatch, take, take in, take into custody, take prisoner Source: V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2006)
NAB
National Association of Broadcasters (org., USA)
Source: V.E.R.A. -- Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (June 2006)
NAB
Netware Asynchronous Board (Novell, Netware)
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