nab
verb/næb/
/næb/
(informal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they nab | /næb/ /næb/ |
| he / she / it nabs | /næbz/ /næbz/ |
| past simple nabbed | /næbd/ /næbd/ |
| past participle nabbed | /næbd/ /næbd/ |
| -ing form nabbing | /ˈnæbɪŋ/ /ˈnæbɪŋ/ |
- nab somebody to catch or arrest somebody who is doing something wrong synonym collar
- He was nabbed by the police for speeding.
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- nab something to take or get something
- Who's nabbed my drink?
Word Originlate 17th cent. (also as napp; compare with kidnap): of unknown origin.
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