Nab

[næb]

Definition

(verb.) seize suddenly.

(verb.) tag the base runner to get him out.

Edited by Harold--From WordNet

Definition

(n.) The summit of an eminence.

(n.) The cock of a gunlock.

(n.) The keeper, or box into which the lock is shot.

(v. t.) To catch or seize suddenly or unexpectedly.

Edited by Colin

Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. [Colloquial.] Seize (suddenly), catch, clutch, grasp, snatch, lay hands on, lay hold on, take possession of.

Typist: Merritt

Definition

v.t. to seize suddenly:—pr.p. nab′bing; pa.p. nabbed.

n. a hill-top: the projecting cavity fixed to the jamb of a door to receive the latch or bolt: (obs.) a hat.

Typist: Remington