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nabbed

nabbed is the simple past and past participle of nab.

Meaning of nab

Verb

nab (third-person singular simple present nabs, present participle nabbing, simple past and past participle nabbed)

  1. (informal, transitive) To seize, arrest or take into custody (a criminal or fugitive).
    • As I was going out of the door, a fellow detective came hurriedly in. "Nabbed them," cried he.1887, Anna Katharine Green, 7 to 12, A Detective Story, G. P. Putnam's Sons, page 2
    Synonyms:
    nick, bust, cop
  2. (informal, transitive) To grab or snatch something.
  3. (Internet, transitive) To steal or copy another user's post.

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Phrases with nabbed

Questions about nabbed

What is nabbed the simple past and past participle of?
Nabbed is the simple past and past participle of nab.

Words near nabbed in the dictionary

  1. Nabati
  2. Nabatieh
  3. Nabatæan
  4. Nabawan
  5. nabazenil
  6. nabbed
  7. nabbed the rust
  8. nabber
  9. nabbers
  10. nabbie
  11. nabbies

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