nab
INFORMAL
nab /næb/ verb (past tense and past participle nabbed, present participle nabbing) [transitive]
قاپیدن، دستگیر کردن، توقیف، نظامی: دستگیر کردن
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Synonyms & Related Wordsnab[verb]Synonyms: catch, apprehend, arrest, capture, collar
(informal), grab, seize, snatch
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English Dictionarynab /næb/
verb (
past tense and past participle nabbed,
present participle nabbing)
[transitive] informal[
Date: 1600-1700;
Origin: Perhaps from nap 'to seize' (17-19 centuries), from a Scandinavian language]
1. to catch or
arrest someone who is doing something wrong:
The police nabbed him for speeding.2. to get something or someone quickly, especially before anyone else can get them:
See if you can nab a seat. [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲