nab
Meaning of nab
verb
- catch (someone) doing something wrong.
they recently nabbed a burglar inside the house he was ransacking
late 17th century (also as napp ; compare with kidnap): of unknown origin.
Information about nab
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of nab is: nabs.
- Languages in which nab is used:
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Hyphenation of nab
nab
- It consists of 1 syllables and 3 chars.
- nab is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
nab synonyms
Meaning collar:
collar, nail, apprehend, arrest, cop
Meaning capture (a person or animal that tries or would try to escape):
Meaning take into one's possession or control by force:
Meaning take hold of suddenly and forcibly:
Meaning a woman's chest as measured around her breasts:
Meaning grip (something, typically a person's flesh) tightly and sharply between finger and thumb:
Meaning make a nick or nicks in:
Meaning seize or accost (someone):
Anagrams of nab
Words that rhyme with nab
Kanab, habnab, benab, Chenab, knab, snab
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