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The Meaning of nab

  • (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.

Synonyms

collar , nail , apprehend , arrest , pick up , cop

Homophones

knab , knabb

Rhymes

ab , ahab , bab , babb , cab , colab , crab , crabb , crabbe , dab , drab , fab , flab , gab , grab , grabbe , jab , knab , knabb , krabbe , lab , labbe , mab , macnab , mcnab , mcnabb , prefab , punjab , rab , rabb , sabb , scab , schab , slab , stab , tab , tabb , taxicab