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

  1. nabverb

    tag the base runner to get him out

  2. collar, nail, apprehend, arrest, pick up, nab, copverb

    take into custody

    "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"

  3. nabverb

    seize suddenly

GCIDE

  1. Nabverb

    To capture; to arrest; as, the police nabbed the culprit wtrying to hide in the basement.

Wiktionary

  1. nabverb

    To seize, arrest or take into custody a criminal or fugitive

  2. nabverb

    To grab or snatch something

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. To Nabverb

    To catch unexpectedly; to seize without warning. A word seldom used but in low language.

    Etymology: nappa, Swedish.

ChatGPT

  1. 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

  1. Nabnoun

    the summit of an eminence

  2. Nabnoun

    the cock of a gunlock

  3. Nabnoun

    the keeper, or box into which the lock is shot

  4. Nabverb

    to catch or seize suddenly or unexpectedly

  5. Etymology: [Dan nappe, or Sw. nappa.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Nab

    nab, v.t. to seize suddenly:—pr.p. nab′bing; pa.p. nabbed. [Sw. nappa; Dan. nappe, to catch.]

  2. 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

  1. nab

    The bolt-toe, or cock of a gun-lock.

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Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. 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.

Matched Categories

Anagrams for nab »

  1. NBA

  2. ABN

  3. ban

  4. BAN

  5. ban

  6. BAN

  7. NBA

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of nab in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of nab in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of nab in a Sentence

  1. Michelle Krebs:

    It is important for United Auto Workers to nab one of the plants to rebuild membership as well as clout.

  2. Saad Hashmey:

    The market has taken the suggestions for a NAB (investigation) and the overall JIT report as a negative, we expect volatility to continue.

  3. Steve Hall:

    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.

  4. Rajib Sen:

    We are trying to nab the attackers and find out the reason behind.

  5. Satish Sharma:

    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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