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nab

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈnæb/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/næb/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(nab)

Inflections of 'nab' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

nabs: v 3rd person singular

nabbing: v pres p

nabbed: v past

nabbed: v past p

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Sense: To arrest

Synonyms:

apprehend, capture Collocations, arrest Collocations, catch Collocations

Sense: To seize

Synonyms:

grab Collocations, take Collocations, snatch Collocations, seize Collocations, steal Collocations

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