nabEnglish → HindiOxford English–Hindi nab /næb नैब्/ verb [T] ( nabbing , nabbed ) ( informal ) 1 to catch or arrest somebody who is doing something wrong दोषी व्यक्ति को पकड़ना या हिरासत में लेना The police nabbed the criminal yesterday. 2 to take or get something before anyone else can get to it छीन लेना या झपट लेना Someone nabbed my sandwich while I was away.