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nab /nab, næb /
verb
(nabs, nabbing, nabbed)
[with object] informal catch (someone) doing something wrong:
Olympic drug tests nabbed another athlete yesterday.
take, grab, or steal (something):
Dan nabbed the seat next to mine.
– ORIGIN late 17th century (also as napp; compare with kidnap): of unknown origin.
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