Nab | Mean of nab in English Dictionary

/ˈnæb/

• Verb
• to catch and stop or arrest (someone)
1. The police nabbed [=(more formally) apprehended] the two men in their hideout.
2. nabbing criminals
3. The boss nabbed [=caught] me at the coffee machine and asked me to stay late.
• to take or get (something) quickly and often in a way that is clever or rude
1. I was thinking about nabbing [=grabbing, snatching] that last piece of pizza.
2. We nabbed seats in the front row of the theater.