nab

See also NAB

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /næb/, X-SAMPA: /n{b/

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• Rhymes: -æb

Verb

nab (third-person singular simple present nabs, present participle nabbing, simple past and past participle nabbed)

1. (transitive) To seize, arrest or take into custody a criminal or fugitive
2. (transitive) To grab or snatch something

Synonyms

• (To arrest a criminal or fugitive): nick, bust

Derived terms

• nabber
• kidnap

Translations

to seize a criminal

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 逮捕 (cmn) (dàibǔ)

• Dutch: (slang) oppakken (nl)

• German: schnappen (de)
• Russian: хватать (ru) (xvatátʹ) impf., схватить (ru) (sxvatítʹ) pf.
• Serbo-Croatian: ухапсити (sh), uhapsiti (sh)

to grab or snatch

• French: choper (fr)
• German: schnappen (de)

• Russian: хватать (ru) (xvatátʹ) impf., схватить (ru) (sxvatítʹ) pf.

Anagrams

• ABN
• ban, BAN, NBA

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Kurdish

Adjective

nab

1. pure

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Lojban

Rafsi

nab

1. rafsi of nanba.