nab

Betekenis (English)

Verb

1. (informal) To seize, arrest or take into custody (a criminal or fugitive).
2. (informal) To grab or snatch something.
3. To steal or copy another user's post.

Noun

1. The summit of a hill.
2. The cock of a gunlock.
3. The keeper, or box into which the lock is shot.

Concepten

aangrijpen

bemachtigen

vangen

vastgrijpen

grijpen

halen

pakken

vastpakken

vatten

beetnemen

beetkrijgen

teisteren

inslaan

treffen

verbeurd verklaren

vernemen

waarnemen

oppakken

arresteren

bemerken

betrappen

confisqueren

gewaar worden

in beslag nemen

inrekenen

konfiskeren

merken

politieagent

👮

raken

snappen

Synonyms

grab

snatch

seize

arrest

catch

apprehend

capture

grasp

nail

clutch

pinch

collar

grapple

hook

🪝

pick up

get hold of

take

nick

grip

cop

👮

lag

nap

nibble

nip

nobble

notice

peck

perceive

poach

pop

rape

ravish

rifle

run across

run up against

scald

score

scrounge

snaffle

snag

snap

snap up

spoil

steal

sting

strike

surprise

take hold

take in charge

take into custody

take up

trap

🪤

tweak

twinge

understand

withhold information

sieze

snatch up

tear from

pinch.

attain

bite

bust

captivate

catch up with

come to

comprehend

conceive

confiscate

detain

discern

encounter

find

🔍

get

gripe

have up

hit

hold

hold up

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/næb/

Etymologie (English)

Cognate with Deens: nappe

Cognate with Zweeds: nappa

Cognate with Noors - Bokmål: nappe

In summary

From dialectal nap (“to seize, lay hold of”), probably of North Germanic origin, from Old Swedish nappa (“to pluck, pinch”).
Related to Danish nappe (“to tweak, snatch at, catch, seize”), Swedish nappa (“to take, grab, pinch”), Norwegian Bokmål nappe (“to grab, snatch, pluck, yank”).