nabs

Meaning of nabs

verb, 3rd person present
  1. 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 nabs

  • It is a verb.
  • The singular form of nabs is: nab.
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Hyphenation of nabs

nabs

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 4 chars.
  • nabs is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

nabs synonyms

Meaning capture (a person or animal that tries or would try to escape):

catch

Meaning take into one's possession or control by force:

capture

Meaning arrest (someone) for a crime:

apprehend

Meaning seize (someone) by legal authority and take them into custody:

arrest

Meaning take hold of suddenly and forcibly:

seize

Meaning detect or catch (someone, especially a suspected criminal):

nail

Meaning catch or arrest (an offender):

cop

Meaning seize or apprehend (someone):

collar

Meaning a woman's chest as measured around her breasts:

bust

Meaning grip (something, typically a person's flesh) tightly and sharply between finger and thumb:

pinch

Meaning make a nick or nicks in:

nick

Meaning seize or accost (someone):

nobble

Anagrams of nabs

bans, snab

Words that rhyme with nabs

snabs

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