nab
to catch someone in the act of doing something wrong
TRANSLATION
to nab = erwischen, schnappen nabbed =erwischt
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
Spain NABS Six Terrorism Suspects. MADRID, Spain - Police detained six Algerians allegedly linked to Osama bin Laden (news - web sites) and to a group suspected of planning attacks on U.S. targets in Europe, the Spanish government said Wednesday.
(Reuters 26 September 2001)
(Reuters 26 September 2001)
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nab
Etymology: Perhaps variant of English dialectal nap, to seize, probably of Scandinavian origin.
Date: 1686
Informal : To seize (a fugitive or wrongdoer); to arrest.
2. To grab; snatch.
Synonyms : apprehend, arrest, seize, catch
Etymology: Perhaps variant of English dialectal nap, to seize, probably of Scandinavian origin.
Date: 1686
Informal : To seize (a fugitive or wrongdoer); to arrest.
2. To grab; snatch.
Synonyms : apprehend, arrest, seize, catch
