Associations to the word «Nab»

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NAB, verb. (transitive) To seize, arrest or take into custody a criminal or fugitive

NAB, verb. (transitive) To grab or snatch something

NAB, noun. The summit of an eminence.

NAB, noun. The cock of a gunlock.

NAB, noun. (locksmithing) The keeper, or box into which the lock is shot.

NAB, verb. Tag the base runner to get him out.

NAB, verb. Take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals".

NAB, verb. Seize suddenly.

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