nab

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C1Frequency Level 12Colloquial
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Verb

nabInfinitive
nabPresent tense
nabbedPast tense
nabbedPast participle
nabbingPresent participle
nabsThird-person singular
1

To catch or seize someone, especially a criminal or wrongdoer.

The police nabbed the thief as he tried to escape.

2

To grab or take something quickly or opportunistically.

I managed to nab the last ticket before they sold out.

Antonym