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nab
nab [ nab ] (3rd person present singular nabs, present participle nabbing, past and past participle nabbed)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. grab something: to seize, snatch, or take something suddenly
2. catch somebody: to catch and arrest a criminal or fugitive
[Late 17th century. Probably variant of nap< N Germanic]
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