nab

/næb/ verb C2

To seize, arrest or take into custody (a criminal or fugitive). (informal, transitive)
To grab or snatch something. (informal, transitive)
To steal or copy another user's post. (transitive)

He/she/it nabs · Past nabbed · Past participle nabbed · -ing form nabbing

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Verb forms

Base form: nab
He/she/it: nabs
Past: nabbed
Past participle: nabbed
-ing form: nabbing

From the library

We will nab him as he climbs out,” Lestrade whispered.

The Return of Sherlock Holmes, p. 88 · C1

Other matches

nab The summit of a hill. C2

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