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  1. nab:


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Detailed Synonyms for nab in English

nab:

to nab verb (nabs, nabbed, nabbing)

  1. to nab
    – seize suddenly 1
    to nab
    – seize suddenly 1
    • nab verb (nabs, nabbed, nabbing)
  2. to nab
    – take into custody 1
    to collar; to pick up; to nail; to cop; apprehend; to arrest; to nab
    – take into custody 1
    • collar verb (collars, collared, collaring)
    • pick up verb (picks up, picked up, picking up)
      • He was picked up for shoplifting.2
    • nail verb (nails, nailed, nailing)
      • He was nailed for extortion.2
    • cop verb (cops, coped, coping)
    • apprehend verb
      • The robber was apprehended in the act.2
    • arrest verb (arrests, arrested, arresting)
      • The thief was arrested and taken to jail.2
    • nab verb (nabs, nabbed, nabbing)
      • the police nabbed the suspected criminals1
  3. to nab
    – tag the base runner to get him out 1
    to nab
    – tag the base runner to get him out 1
    • nab verb (nabs, nabbed, nabbing)

Conjugations for nab:

present
  1. nab
  2. nab
  3. nabs
  4. nab
  5. nab
  6. nab
simple past
  1. nabbed
  2. nabbed
  3. nabbed
  4. nabbed
  5. nabbed
  6. nabbed
present perfect
  1. have nabbed
  2. have nabbed
  3. has nabbed
  4. have nabbed
  5. have nabbed
  6. have nabbed
past continuous
  1. was nabbing
  2. were nabbing
  3. was nabbing
  4. were nabbing
  5. were nabbing
  6. were nabbing
future
  1. shall nab
  2. will nab
  3. will nab
  4. shall nab
  5. will nab
  6. will nab
continuous present
  1. am nabbing
  2. are nabbing
  3. is nabbing
  4. are nabbing
  5. are nabbing
  6. are nabbing
subjunctive
  1. be nabbed
  2. be nabbed
  3. be nabbed
  4. be nabbed
  5. be nabbed
  6. be nabbed
diverse
  1. nab!
  2. let's nab!
  3. nabbed
  4. nabbing
1. I, 2. you, 3. he/she/it, 4. we, 5. you, 6. they

Alternate Synonyms for "nab":


Related Definitions for "nab":

  1. seize suddenly1
  2. take into custody1
    • the police nabbed the suspected criminals1
  3. tag the base runner to get him out1