Nab
verb
To catch or arrest someone.
The police managed to nab the thief.
Often appears as...
- nab a criminal
- nab a thief
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Informal
Colloquial
verb
To quickly and unexpectedly grab or pick something.
I managed to nab the last piece of cake just in time.
Often appears as...
- nab a slice
- nab a seat
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Informal
Colloquial
verb
To win or gain something.
She was really happy to have nabbed first place.
Often appears as...
- nab first place
- nab a prize
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
verb
To catch or arrest someone.
The police managed to nab the thief.
Often appears as...
- nab a criminal
- nab a thief
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
verb
To quickly and unexpectedly grab or pick something.
I managed to nab the last piece of cake just in time.
Often appears as...
- nab a slice
- nab a seat
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
verb
To win or gain something.
She was really happy to have nabbed first place.
Often appears as...
- nab first place
- nab a prize
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Law Enforcement
Commonly used in contexts related to police or security work.
The undercover agent nabbed the smuggler at the border.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Physical
Doesn't always involve physically touching the person, often relates to catching in a broader sense.
Detectives nabbed the culprit using surveillance footage.
Pro Tip 3/3Media Usage
Frequently used in news headlines to indicate an arrest or capture.
Authorities nab notorious hacker after a year-long investigation.
Pro Tip 1/3Law Enforcement
Commonly used in contexts related to police or security work.
The undercover agent nabbed the smuggler at the border.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Physical
Doesn't always involve physically touching the person, often relates to catching in a broader sense.
Detectives nabbed the culprit using surveillance footage.
Pro Tip 3/3Media Usage
Frequently used in news headlines to indicate an arrest or capture.
Authorities nab notorious hacker after a year-long investigation.
Pro Tip 1/3Law Enforcement
Commonly used in contexts related to police or security work.
The undercover agent nabbed the smuggler at the border.
Pro Tip 2/3Not Always Physical
Doesn't always involve physically touching the person, often relates to catching in a broader sense.
Detectives nabbed the culprit using surveillance footage.
Pro Tip 3/3Media Usage
Frequently used in news headlines to indicate an arrest or capture.
Authorities nab notorious hacker after a year-long investigation.
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Video examples
Trevor Aaronson: How...
These informants nab people like Abu Khalid Abdul-Latif and Walli Mujahidh. Both are mentally ill. Abdul-Latif had a history of huffing gasoline and attempting suicide. Mujahidh had schizoaffective disorder, he had trouble distinguishing between reality and fantasy. In 2012, the FBI arrested these two men
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Safari Live - Day 178 PIPE...
distraction as these two try and sneak up behind us you see they've got the Sun in their favor we staring into the Sun so it's causing it just you know and well it's a bit difficult to see it in the Sun yeah they might come and nab our wallets is food better be careful they
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The Sausage & the...
these extraordinary amphibians there was a very very large giant salamander in here we're talking but that's it yeah it's a bit of a genetic right around about one meter long if you put the stick in there it would have nabbed it but it's not doing it right now so he's
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The Gateway to Secret...
overheard a show where we eavesdrop on the wild conversations we have here at nab geo and follow them to the edges of our big weird beautiful world this week we're going to venture to some of the biggest weirdest most beautiful
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Eating Bats PIPE National...
the flying fox bats aren't easy to catch but for these car and men it is a tradition they have been raised from boyhood to use ingenuity and homemade weapons to nab them today they'll mount a sneak attack through the thick
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Eating Bats PIPE National...
the flying fox bats aren't easy to catch but for these car and men it is a tradition they have been raised from boyhood to use ingenuity and homemade weapons to nab them today they'll mount a sneak attack through the thick
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Eating Myself PIPE National...
to nab a more substantial meal know what these baby rats are safe because mom is guarding the nest but mom has to go grocery shopping leaving the babies completely helpless
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Giant Centipede PIPE...
to nab a more substantial meal now what these baby rats are safe because mom is guarding the nest but mom has to go grocery shopping leaving the babies completely helpless
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Eating Myself: Giant...
response leaps into the safety of the water below okay so the centipede wasn't satisfied eating its own skin and then it failed to nab a more substantial meal know what
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Gila Monster PIPE Wild...
hideouts waiting and waiting and waiting okay that didn't work so well so he's gonna set a trap and try and nab one that way
Video examples
Trevor Aaronson: How...
These informants nab people like Abu Khalid Abdul-Latif and Walli Mujahidh. Both are mentally ill. Abdul-Latif had a history of huffing gasoline and attempting suicide. Mujahidh had schizoaffective disorder, he had trouble distinguishing between reality and fantasy. In 2012, the FBI arrested these two men
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 178 PIPE...
distraction as these two try and sneak up behind us you see they've got the Sun in their favor we staring into the Sun so it's causing it just you know and well it's a bit difficult to see it in the Sun yeah they might come and nab our wallets is food better be careful they
Video examples
The Sausage & the...
these extraordinary amphibians there was a very very large giant salamander in here we're talking but that's it yeah it's a bit of a genetic right around about one meter long if you put the stick in there it would have nabbed it but it's not doing it right now so he's
Video examples
The Gateway to Secret...
overheard a show where we eavesdrop on the wild conversations we have here at nab geo and follow them to the edges of our big weird beautiful world this week we're going to venture to some of the biggest weirdest most beautiful
Video examples
Eating Bats PIPE National...
the flying fox bats aren't easy to catch but for these car and men it is a tradition they have been raised from boyhood to use ingenuity and homemade weapons to nab them today they'll mount a sneak attack through the thick
Video examples
Eating Bats PIPE National...
the flying fox bats aren't easy to catch but for these car and men it is a tradition they have been raised from boyhood to use ingenuity and homemade weapons to nab them today they'll mount a sneak attack through the thick
Video examples
Eating Myself PIPE National...
to nab a more substantial meal know what these baby rats are safe because mom is guarding the nest but mom has to go grocery shopping leaving the babies completely helpless
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Giant Centipede PIPE...
to nab a more substantial meal now what these baby rats are safe because mom is guarding the nest but mom has to go grocery shopping leaving the babies completely helpless
Video examples
Eating Myself: Giant...
response leaps into the safety of the water below okay so the centipede wasn't satisfied eating its own skin and then it failed to nab a more substantial meal know what
Video examples
Gila Monster PIPE Wild...
hideouts waiting and waiting and waiting okay that didn't work so well so he's gonna set a trap and try and nab one that way
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Quote examples
Lee Kuan Yew
Statesman
Of-course we did, but we didn't reply because we knew once this leaks the others will scatter, so in the few days we moved quickly before the press got hold of it. The press did get hold of it a few days later, we nabbed, we were able to get 15, the others got away.
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Lisa Kennedy Montgomery
American Author
Easy spying is supposed to nab bad guys, but what happens when the small cabal of desperate men who head the security state see the future president as the bad guy?
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Stephen Rodrick
American Journalist
As a kid, Terry Bradshaw didn't amaze me. My hero was Steelers backup Terry Hanratty, who nabbed two Super Bowl rings while completing three passes.
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Douglas Coupland
Canadian Author
Those Catholics, they really nab you when you're young. They sear you. They sear you; they do.
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Morrissey
English Musician
Those Catholics, they really nab you when you're young.
Quote examples
Lee Kuan Yew
Statesman
Of-course we did, but we didn't reply because we knew once this leaks the others will scatter, so in the few days we moved quickly before the press got hold of it. The press did get hold of it a few days later, we nabbed, we were able to get 15, the others got away.
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Lisa Kennedy Montgomery
American Author
Easy spying is supposed to nab bad guys, but what happens when the small cabal of desperate men who head the security state see the future president as the bad guy?
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Stephen Rodrick
American Journalist
As a kid, Terry Bradshaw didn't amaze me. My hero was Steelers backup Terry Hanratty, who nabbed two Super Bowl rings while completing three passes.
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Douglas Coupland
Canadian Author
Those Catholics, they really nab you when you're young. They sear you. They sear you; they do.
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Morrissey
English Musician
Those Catholics, they really nab you when you're young.
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