nab

nab

transitive verb \ˈnab\

nabbednab·bing

Definition of NAB

1

: to catch or seize in arrest : apprehend

2

: to seize suddenly

Examples of NAB

1. We nabbed seats in the front row of the theater.
2. <the officer nabbed the purse snatcher before he could escape>

Origin of NAB

perhaps alteration of English dialect nap

First Known Use: 1686

Related to NAB

Synonyms

apprehend, bust [slang], collar, arrest, nail, nick [British slang], pick up, pinch, pull in, restrain, run in, seize

Antonyms

discharge

Related Words

bag, capture, catch, get, grab, grapple, hook, land, snap (up), snare, snatch, trap; commit, confine, detain, hold, immure, imprison, incarcerate, intern, jail, jug, lock (up); bind, enchain, fetter, handcuff, manacle, shackle, trammel; rearrest; remand

Near Antonyms

emancipate, free, liberate, loose, loosen, release, spring; unbind, unchain

Rhymes with NAB

ab, blab, cab, crab, Crabbe, dab, drab, fab, flab, gab, grab, jab, lab, Lab, Mab, scab, slab, stab, tab