NAB (nabbed, nabbing)

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IPA (US):

Irregular inflected forms: nabbed    , nabbing   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does nab mean? 

• NAB (verb)
  The verb NAB has 3 senses:

1. tag the base runner to get him out

2. take into custody

3. seize suddenly

  Familiarity information: NAB used as a verb is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• NAB (verb)

Present simple: I / you / we / they nab    ... he / she / it nabs   
Past simple: nabbed   
Past participle: nabbed   
-ing form: nabbing   

Sense 1

Meaning:

Tag the base runner to get him out

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "nab" is one way to...):

tag (touch a player while he is holding the ball)

Domain category:

ball; baseball; baseball game (a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Sense 2

Meaning:

Take into custody

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

apprehend; arrest; collar; cop; nab; nail; pick up

Context example:

the police nabbed the suspected criminals

Hypernyms (to "nab" is one way to...):

clutch; prehend; seize (take hold of; grab)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Sense 3

Meaning:

Seize suddenly

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "nab" is one way to...):

clutch; prehend; seize (take hold of; grab)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

 Context examples 

“Let us get to the open window. We will nab him as he climbs out,” Lestrade whispered.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

If you started interviewing for a top job, or even if you didn’t, you will have a second chance to nab a responsible job of your dreams in the coming weeks, from November 18 to January 3.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)