nab

tr.v. Informal, nabbed, nab·bing, nabs.

1. To seize (a fugitive or wrongdoer); arrest.
2. To grab; snatch.

[Perhaps variant of dialectal nap, to seize, probably of Scandinavian origin.]

nabber nab'ber n.

National Association of Broadcasters. See national association of broadcasters.

verb

1. To take into custody as a prisoner: apprehend, arrest, seize. Informal pick up. Slang bust, collar, pinch, run in. See law.
2. To get hold of (something moving): catch, clutch¹, grab, seize, snatch. Idioms: lay hands on. See get/lose.

v

Definition: seize
Antonyms: let go, release

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The strike plate of a door lock.

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - arrestere, snuppe i at gøre noget forkert

Nederlands (Dutch)
grijpen, snappen, arresteren, gappen, wegkapen, op de kop tikken, knippen, kaap, punt

Français (French)
v. tr. - choper, pincer, attraper, coincer, accaparer

Deutsch (German)
v. - erwischen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - συλλαμβάνω, τσακώνω, τσιμπώ, πιάνω, αρπάζω, γραπώνω

Italiano (Italian)
afferrare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - arrebatar, prender, roubar

Русский (Russian)
сцапать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - pillar, pescar (a alguien)

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - hugga (åt sig), knycka, haffa

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
捉住, 抢夺, 逮捕

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 捉住, 搶奪, 逮捕

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 움켜쥐다, (현행범을) 잡다, 후다닥 마시다[먹다]

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 逮捕する, ひっつかむ, 引っ手繰る

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يعتقل, بقبض على‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮תפס, לכד, אסר‬

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