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nab

verb

1 nab

Tag the base runner to get him out.

Roget 545: deceive, take in; defraud, cheat, jockey, do, cozen, diddle, nab, chouse, play one false, bilk, cully, jilt, ... show more

2 nab

Take into custody:
— The police nabbed the suspected criminals.

synonyms: apprehend, arrest, collar, cop, nail, pick up.

Roget 789: take, catch, hook, nab, bag, sack, pocket, put into one's pocket; receive; accept.    reap, crop, cull, ... show more

Dutch: snappen, vatten, oppakken, begrijpen

3 nab

Seize suddenly.


Moby thesaurus: apprehend, apprehension, arrest, arrestation, arrestment, bobby, bull, bust, cabbage, capture, catch, clout, clutch, collar, constable, cop, detain, detention, flatfoot, fuzz ... show more.

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nabbing

Moby thesaurus: abduction, apprehension, arrest, arrestation, capture, catch, catching, collaring, coup, dragnet, forcible seizure, grab, grabbing, hold, kidnapping, picking up, power grab, prehension, running in, seizure ... show more.

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