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All nab synonyms

nab
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verb nab

  • seize β€” to take hold of suddenly or forcibly; grasp: to seize a weapon.
  • cop β€” A cop is a policeman or policewoman.
  • capture β€” If you capture someone or something, you catch them, especially in a war.
  • apprehend β€” If the police apprehend someone, they catch them and arrest them.
  • clutch β€” If you clutch at something or clutch something, you hold it tightly, usually because you are afraid or anxious.
  • snatch β€” to make a sudden effort to seize something, as with the hand; grab (usually followed by at).
  • nail β€” a slender, typically rod-shaped rigid piece of metal, usually in any of numerous standard lengths from a fraction of an inch to several inches and having one end pointed and the other enlarged and flattened, for hammering into or through wood, other building materials, etc., as used in building, in fastening, or in holding separate pieces together.
  • arrest β€” If the police arrest you, they take charge of you and take you to a police station, because they believe you may have committed a crime.
  • take β€” to get into one's hold or possession by voluntary action: to take a cigarette out of a box; to take a pen and begin to write.
  • catch β€” If you catch a person or animal, you capture them after chasing them, or by using a trap, net, or other device.
  • grab β€” to seize suddenly or quickly; snatch; clutch: He grabbed me by the collar.
  • detain β€” When people such as the police detain someone, they keep them in a place under their control.
  • pick up β€” to choose or select from among a group: to pick a contestant from the audience.
  • run in β€” an act or instance, or a period of running: a five-minute run before breakfast.
  • steal β€” to take (the property of another or others) without permission or right, especially secretly or by force: A pickpocket stole his watch.
  • rip off β€” a rent made by ripping; tear.
  • swipe β€” a strong, sweeping blow, as with a cricket bat or golf club.
  • lift β€” to move or bring (something) upward from the ground or other support to a higher position; hoist.
  • walk off with β€” to advance or travel on foot at a moderate speed or pace; proceed by steps; move by advancing the feet alternately so that there is always one foot on the ground in bipedal locomotion and two or more feet on the ground in quadrupedal locomotion.
  • snitch β€” to snatch or steal; pilfer.
  • pinch β€” to squeeze or compress between the finger and thumb, the teeth, the jaws of an instrument, or the like.

noun nab

  • gaff β€” harsh treatment or criticism: All the gaff he took never made him bitter.
  • internment β€” an act or instance of interning.
  • protective custody β€” detention of a person by the police solely as protection against a possible attack or reprisal by someone.
  • glom β€” to steal.
  • detention β€” Detention is when someone is arrested or put into prison, especially for political reasons.
  • bust β€” a raid, search, or arrest by the police
  • mitt β€” Baseball. a rounded glove with one internal section for the four fingers and another for the thumb and having the side next to the palm of the hand protected by a thick padding, used by catchers. a somewhat similar glove but with less padding and having sections for the thumb and one or two fingers, used by first basemen. Compare baseball glove.
  • immurement β€” to enclose within walls.
  • arrestation β€” the slowing or stopping of the development or progress of something
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