Definition of nab Nab
/nΓ¦Λb/ - [nab] - nab
We found 14 definitions of nab from 7 different sources.
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What does nab mean?
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| nab - tag the base runner to get him out | ||
| tag provide with a name or nickname | ||
| baseball game, baseball a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" | ||
| nab - seize suddenly | ||
| prehend, clutch, seize affect; "Fear seized the prisoners"; "The patient was seized with unbearable pains"; "He was seized with a dreadful disease" | ||
| nab - take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals" | ||
| collar, nail, apprehend, arrest, pick up, cop | ||
| prehend, clutch, seize affect; "Fear seized the prisoners"; "The patient was seized with unbearable pains"; "He was seized with a dreadful disease" | ||
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Wiktionary 
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary π
- nab (n.)
The summit of an eminence. - nab (n.)
The cock of a gunlock. - nab (n.)
The keeper, or box into which the lock is shot. - nab (v. t.)
To catch or seize suddenly or unexpectedly.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary π
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nab
nab, v.t. to seize suddenly:βpr.p. nabβ²bing; pa.p. nabbed. [Sw. nappa; Dan. nappe, to catch.] -
nab
nab, n. a hill-top: the projecting cavity fixed to the jamb of a door to receive the latch or bolt: (obs.) a hat. [For knab=knap.]
Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book β΅
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nab
The bolt-toe, or cock of a gun-lock.
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue π
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nab
A hat. Penthouse nab; a large hat. To NAB. To seize, or catch unawares. To nab the teaze; to be privately whipped. To nab the stoop; to stand in the pillory. To nab the rust; a jockey term for a horse that becomes restive. To nab the snow: to steal linen left out to bleach or dry. CANT. To NAB GIRDER, or NOB GIRDER. A bridle.
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π€- nab, verb, present, 1st person singular of nab (infinitive).
- nab, verb (infinitive).
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