| Nab 1. (n.) The summit of an eminence. 2. (n.) The cock of a gunlock. 3. (n.) The keeper, or box into which the lock is shot. 4. (v. t.) To catch or seize suddenly or unexpectedly. Thesaurus Entries apprehend, apprehension, arrest, arrestation, arrestment, bobby, bull, bust, cabbage, capture, catch, clout, clutch, collar, constable, cop, detain, detention, flatfoot, fuzz, grab, grapple, heat, hook, make a pinch, nail, nick, nip, paddy, peeler, pick up, pickup, pinch, pull in, put under arrest, run in, snatch, take, take in, take into custody, take prisoner |