What does nab mean?
Definitions for nab
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This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word nab.
Princeton's WordNet
nabverb
tag the base runner to get him out
collar, nail, apprehend, arrest, pick up, nab, copverb
take into custody
"the police nabbed the suspected criminals"
nabverb
seize suddenly
GCIDE
Nabverb
To capture; to arrest; as, the police nabbed the culprit wtrying to hide in the basement.
Wiktionary
nabverb
To seize, arrest or take into custody a criminal or fugitive
nabverb
To grab or snatch something
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
To Nabverb
To catch unexpectedly; to seize without warning. A word seldom used but in low language.
Etymology: nappa, Swedish.
ChatGPT
nab
To quickly and skillfully seize or take hold of something, often implying a sudden or unexpected action. In the context of law enforcement, 'nab' may refer to the act of capturing or arresting a criminal.
Webster Dictionary
Nabnoun
the summit of an eminence
Nabnoun
the cock of a gunlock
Nabnoun
the keeper, or box into which the lock is shot
Nabverb
to catch or seize suddenly or unexpectedly
Etymology: [Dan nappe, or Sw. nappa.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Nab
nab, v.t. to seize suddenly:—pr.p. nab′bing; 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.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
nab
The bolt-toe, or cock of a gun-lock.
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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
NAB
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Nab is ranked #99378 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Nab surname appeared 182 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Nab.
92.8% or 169 total occurrences were White.
3.8% or 7 total occurrences were Asian.
Anagrams for nab »
NBA
ABN
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BAN
ban
BAN
NBA
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of nab in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of nab in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of nab in a Sentence
It is important for United Auto Workers to nab one of the plants to rebuild membership as well as clout.
The market has taken the suggestions for a NAB (investigation) and the overall JIT report as a negative, we expect volatility to continue.
You're going to incentivize more of this, not just by Russia -- North Korea is North Korea. These rouge states, these authoritarian states... know that all they have to do is nab one American -- whether it's a business person, a tourist, a professional, like Brittney Griner -- and then they can bargain for whatever it is that they want.
We are trying to nab the attackers and find out the reason behind.
We have put our best teams in place with all senior police officials. To nab the criminals we first need to identify the body.
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Translations for nab
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- schnappenGerman
- cogerSpanish
- choperFrench
- एनएबीHindi
- agguantareItalian
- ನಾಬ್Kannada
- oppakkenDutch
- NabPortuguese
- схватить, хвататьRussian
- uhapsiti, ухапситиSerbo-Croatian
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