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Definition of nab in English: nabverbnabs, nabbing, nabbed nab [with object]informal 1Catch (someone) doing something wrong. 〈非正式〉捉住；逮住 they recently nabbed a burglar inside the house he was ransacking Example sentencesExamples - And now here we have a police spokesperson saying, ‘No, we wanted to nab him not because of what he did, but because of what he might do.’
- But it was the Iraqis who nabbed him and turned him over to coalition authorities.
- He's been detained in Japan since mid-July, when he was nabbed for traveling with an invalid passport.
- He has short hair, and when the police nabbed him, he was dressed in blue track pants and a greyish jersey.
- Hume finally nabbed him living a genteel life in San Francisco, and sent him to prison.
- Yes, I hand out parking tickets, but if I've nabbed you, you can bet it was fair and square.
- Many reasons are being attributed for the failure to nab him.
- In a murky turn that's never fully explained, we learn that Canadian immigration authorities want to nab her, as she's in the country illegally.
- But he was nabbed in Denmark so the royal trust fund is safe.
- This sense of statelessness terrified him and he dreaded what might happen if the Indonesian or Malaysian police nabbed him.
- The CIA missed its best chance of nabbing him - during his stay in Sudan - and soon he was off to Afghanistan.
- He was nabbed by members of the Garda National Drugs Unit in December 1998 when he was caught sneaking into the country and jailed for a year.
- He jumped bail on the eve of his 1981 trial and spent two decades on the run before he was nabbed.
- Why announce his arrest to the world before actually nabbing him?
- On February 10, 1994, he was nabbed by the security forces.
- The CIA and Peruvian officials figured out where he shopped, combed through trash bins to find the wrappers and his location, and nabbed him.
- He had absolutely no fear of getting caught in his robbery, nor any worries about the police nabbing him for his drug use.
- Police in Scotland have nabbed their first motorists caught using mobile phones while behind the wheel.
- That is why when Delhi Police nabbed him on June 9 on charges of violating the Official Secrets Act, fellow journalists were amazed.
- The man falls in his own trap when cops set out to nab him.
Synonyms seize, grab, snatch, grab hold of, seize hold of, take hold of, lay hands on, lay one's hands on, get one's hands on, grasp, grip, clutch, clench, fasten on, pluck, hold, hang on to catch, capture, apprehend, arrest, take into custody, place under arrest, seize, take in, bring in - 1.1 Take, grab, or steal (something)
攫取；抢 Dan nabbed the seat next to mine 丹抢到了我旁边那个座位。 Example sentencesExamples - She took the garden spade she'd nabbed from her garage and started to dig a small circle in front of the tombstone.
- That afternoon, before I could snake out to the buses, I was nabbed by two of the student council decorating committee.
- This presence is kind of like hopping out of the car to stand in a parking space so no one nabs it while your friend drives around the block.
- But then I nabbed the top deck front seat view on the next vintage vehicle for a snail's pace crawl across Central London, and suddenly the wait was worthwhile.
- After nabbing Brian from a care facility, Larry brings him to his apartment.
- Still shaking I opened my door and walked across the hallway and nabbed some tissues.
- A bit of nosing around behind the curtains helped us nab seats in the second row for the best view.
- The fugitive bird was finally nabbed between 1pm and 2pm last Thursday but is said to be recovering well from the ordeal… with the help of 60 hens!
- Nonetheless, he was openly delighted at nabbing the final seat in the ward.
- I nab a seat nearby Jessie and make sure that there aren't any wandering hands.
- The prize, set at €100,000, is one of the richest literary bonanzas to nab.
- Sex, death, love, religion and coffee are all present and correct, bustling and jostling with each other as if attempting to nab a good seat in a particularly packed cinema.
- Undoing the clasp, he lurches forward and nabs the strap of my dress.
- Josie walks up to her dorm, and nabs a key chain from her pocket.
- Use the spear for nabbing medium-size freshwater fish like bass and catfish, or ocean fish such as grouper and flounder.
- Tucker lifted his fork and nabbed a piece from Merissa.
- It is even sometimes possible to nab an emergency-exit seat with extra legroom.
- They had not only defeated the evil Mayor but had taken out his guards and nabbed several choice pieces of loot from the mansion.
- He reached into the trunk of the taxi and grabbed his suitcase, nabbing the bottle.
- She unfolds a piece of paper which she nabs from her pocket.
Synonyms purloin, thieve, take, take for oneself, help oneself to, loot, pilfer, abscond with, run off with, appropriate, abstract, carry off, shoplift
OriginLate 17th century (also as napp; compare with kidnap): of unknown origin. Rhymesblab, cab, confab, crab, Crabbe, dab, drab, fab, flab, gab, grab, jab, kebab, lab, scab, slab, smash-and-grab, stab, tab verbnæbnab [with object]informal 1Catch (someone) doing something wrong. 〈非正式〉捉住；逮住 Olympic drug tests nabbed another athlete yesterday 昨天奥林匹克药物检测又逮住了一个运动员。 Example sentencesExamples - This sense of statelessness terrified him and he dreaded what might happen if the Indonesian or Malaysian police nabbed him.
- He has short hair, and when the police nabbed him, he was dressed in blue track pants and a greyish jersey.
- The man falls in his own trap when cops set out to nab him.
- The CIA missed its best chance of nabbing him - during his stay in Sudan - and soon he was off to Afghanistan.
- He's been detained in Japan since mid-July, when he was nabbed for traveling with an invalid passport.
- The CIA and Peruvian officials figured out where he shopped, combed through trash bins to find the wrappers and his location, and nabbed him.
- In a murky turn that's never fully explained, we learn that Canadian immigration authorities want to nab her, as she's in the country illegally.
- But it was the Iraqis who nabbed him and turned him over to coalition authorities.
- But he was nabbed in Denmark so the royal trust fund is safe.
- And now here we have a police spokesperson saying, ‘No, we wanted to nab him not because of what he did, but because of what he might do.’
- Many reasons are being attributed for the failure to nab him.
- He jumped bail on the eve of his 1981 trial and spent two decades on the run before he was nabbed.
- Hume finally nabbed him living a genteel life in San Francisco, and sent him to prison.
- He had absolutely no fear of getting caught in his robbery, nor any worries about the police nabbing him for his drug use.
- Police in Scotland have nabbed their first motorists caught using mobile phones while behind the wheel.
- That is why when Delhi Police nabbed him on June 9 on charges of violating the Official Secrets Act, fellow journalists were amazed.
- On February 10, 1994, he was nabbed by the security forces.
- Why announce his arrest to the world before actually nabbing him?
- Yes, I hand out parking tickets, but if I've nabbed you, you can bet it was fair and square.
- He was nabbed by members of the Garda National Drugs Unit in December 1998 when he was caught sneaking into the country and jailed for a year.
Synonyms seize, grab, snatch, grab hold of, seize hold of, take hold of, lay hands on, lay one's hands on, get one's hands on, grasp, grip, clutch, clench, fasten on, pluck, hold, hang on to catch, capture, apprehend, arrest, take into custody, place under arrest, seize, take in, bring in - 1.1 Take, grab, or steal (something)
攫取；抢 Dan nabbed the seat next to mine 丹抢到了我旁边那个座位。 Example sentencesExamples - But then I nabbed the top deck front seat view on the next vintage vehicle for a snail's pace crawl across Central London, and suddenly the wait was worthwhile.
- Still shaking I opened my door and walked across the hallway and nabbed some tissues.
- She unfolds a piece of paper which she nabs from her pocket.
- Nonetheless, he was openly delighted at nabbing the final seat in the ward.
- That afternoon, before I could snake out to the buses, I was nabbed by two of the student council decorating committee.
- I nab a seat nearby Jessie and make sure that there aren't any wandering hands.
- After nabbing Brian from a care facility, Larry brings him to his apartment.
- This presence is kind of like hopping out of the car to stand in a parking space so no one nabs it while your friend drives around the block.
- It is even sometimes possible to nab an emergency-exit seat with extra legroom.
- A bit of nosing around behind the curtains helped us nab seats in the second row for the best view.
- Use the spear for nabbing medium-size freshwater fish like bass and catfish, or ocean fish such as grouper and flounder.
- Tucker lifted his fork and nabbed a piece from Merissa.
- He reached into the trunk of the taxi and grabbed his suitcase, nabbing the bottle.
- Josie walks up to her dorm, and nabs a key chain from her pocket.
- Undoing the clasp, he lurches forward and nabs the strap of my dress.
- They had not only defeated the evil Mayor but had taken out his guards and nabbed several choice pieces of loot from the mansion.
- The fugitive bird was finally nabbed between 1pm and 2pm last Thursday but is said to be recovering well from the ordeal… with the help of 60 hens!
- The prize, set at €100,000, is one of the richest literary bonanzas to nab.
- She took the garden spade she'd nabbed from her garage and started to dig a small circle in front of the tombstone.
- Sex, death, love, religion and coffee are all present and correct, bustling and jostling with each other as if attempting to nab a good seat in a particularly packed cinema.
Synonyms purloin, thieve, take, take for oneself, help oneself to, loot, pilfer, abscond with, run off with, appropriate, abstract, carry off, shoplift
OriginLate 17th century (also as napp; compare with kidnap): of unknown origin. abbreviation 1National Association of Broadcasters.
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