GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   Nab (năb), n. [Cf. Knap, Knop, Knob.]
   1. The summit of an eminence. [Prov. Eng.]  Halliwell.
   
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   2. (Firearms) The cock of a gunlock.  Knight.
   
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   3. (Locksmithing) The keeper, or box into which the lock is shot.  Knight.
   
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   Nab, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nabbed (năbd); p. pr. & vb. n. Nabbing.] [Dan nappe, or Sw. nappa.]
   1. To catch or seize suddenly or unexpectedly. [Colloq.]  Smollett.
   
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   2. To capture; to arrest; as, “the police nabbed the culprit wtrying to hide in the basement”.
   
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