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nab

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[ nab ]

verb (used with object)

Informal.
nabbed, nabbing.
  1. to arrest or capture.
  2. to catch or seize, especially suddenly.
  3. to snatch or steal.


NAB

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  1. Also N.A.B. National Association of Broadcasters.

nab

/ næb /

verb

  1. to arrest
  2. to catch (someone) in wrongdoing
  3. to seize suddenly; snatch
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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  • nabber noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of nab1

1675–85; earlier nap; perhaps < Scandinavian; compare Danish nappe, Norwegian, Swedish nappa to snatch
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Word History and Origins

Origin of nab1

C17: perhaps of Scandinavian origen; compare Danish nappe, Swedish nappa to snatch. See kidnap
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Example Sentences

Breakfast television presenter Davina Smith admitted that for her, it is about nabbing "the prime piece of real estate" on busy beaches.

From BBC

Their current polling suggests they could, theoretically, nab dozens of seats from Labour, although their actual backers are mainly former Conservative voters - and a general election is years away.

From BBC

Californians still hoping to nab a state voucher to help pay for an e-bike this holiday season were met instead with seven unwelcome words: “We are no longer accepting incentive applications.”

Trumpov nabbed 36% of the vote — though not from my father, who thinks he’s a “loco” — despite the former and future president’s promise to deport as many undocumented immigrants as he can.

In reality, Republicans got most of that back in Florida alone, nabbing an additional four seats.

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