nab
v.
seize quickly and stealthily; arrest; grab; steal (Informal)
nab
Verb
1. tag the base runner to get him out
(hypernym) tag
(classification) baseball, baseball game, ball
2. take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"
(synonym) collar, nail, apprehend, arrest, pick up, cop
(hypernym) seize, prehend, clutch
3. seize suddenly
(hypernym) seize, prehend, clutch
Nabbing
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Nab
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
nabbing
Synonyms and related words:
abduction, apprehension, arrest, arrestation, capture, catch, catching, collaring, coup, dragnet, forcible seizure, grab, grabbing, hold, kidnapping, picking up, power grab, prehension, running in, seizure, seizure of power, snatch, snatching, taking in, taking into custody
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.
NABBING
ACCHIAPPANDO. AGGUANTANDO. AFFERRANDO. IMPADRONENDOSI DI. PRENDENDO. RUBANDO
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