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- [nab]
- /næb/
- /næb/
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- [nab]
- /næb/
Definitions of nabbed word
- verb with object nabbed to arrest or capture. 1
- verb with object nabbed to catch or seize, especially suddenly. 1
- verb with object nabbed to snatch or steal. 1
- noun nabbed Catch (someone) doing something wrong. 0
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Origin of nabbed
First appearance:
before 1675 One of the 48% oldest English words
1675-85; earlier nap; perhaps < Scandinavian; compare Danish nappe, Norwegian, Swedish nappa to snatch
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Parts of speech for Nabbed
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
nabbed popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
nabbed usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for nabbed
verb nabbed
- stole — simple past tense of steal.
- lifted — to move or bring (something) upward from the ground or other support to a higher position; hoist.
- pinched — to squeeze or compress between the finger and thumb, the teeth, the jaws of an instrument, or the like.
- seized — to take hold of suddenly or forcibly; grasp: to seize a weapon.
- apprehended — Simple past tense and past participle of apprehend.
Antonyms for nabbed
verb nabbed
- freed — enjoying personal rights or liberty, as a person who is not in slavery: a land of free people.
- gave — simple past tense of give.
- liberated — to set free, as from imprisonment or bondage.
- lost — no longer possessed or retained: lost friends.
- misunderstood — improperly understood or interpreted.
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