Associations to the word «Nab»

Wiktionary

NAB, verb. (transitive) To seize, arrest or take into custody a criminal or fugitive
NAB, verb. (transitive) To grab or snatch something
NAB, noun. The summit of an eminence.
NAB, noun. The cock of a gunlock.
NAB, noun. (locksmithing) The keeper, or box into which the lock is shot.

Dictionary definition

NAB, verb. Tag the base runner to get him out.
NAB, verb. Take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals".
NAB, verb. Seize suddenly.

Wise words

To use the same words is not a sufficient guarantee of understanding; one must use the same words for the same genus of inward experience; ultimately one must have one's experiences in common.
Friedrich Nietzsche