Thesaurus: nab

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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.
5. v. tag the base runner to get them out
6. v. take into custody
7. v. seize suddenly
8. 1. The summit of an eminence. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. 2. (Firearms) The cock of a gunlock. Knight. 3. (Locksmithing) The keeper, or box into which the lock is shot. Knight. To catch or seize suddenly or unexpectedly. [Colloq.] Smollett.
9. The cock of a gunlock. Knight.
10. v:100 v. tag the base runner to get him out v. seize suddenly