Nab synonyms and antonyms

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release (antonym)

To relieve of care or suffering:

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To point out (a person's behaviour, habits, or actions) in a critical manner.

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To take into custody as a prisoner

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To grasp, seize, or snatch with a hand or claw

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law (related)

(Informal, Dial.) To take legal action (against)

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get (related)

To cause to do.

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To perceive by one of the senses:

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sneak (related)

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hit (related)

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see-red (related)

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(--- Astronomy) To attract and pull (a celestial body) into orbit by gravitation.

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arrest (related)

Arrest is defined as the act of taking a person into custody for legal purposes.

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catch (related)

To attract and hold (a faculty or organ of sense). [from 17th c.]

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seize (related)

To put in legal possession of a particular thing; assign ownership to

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To snatch or try to snatch something

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To get (a small amount of sleep).

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The definition of apprehend is to take someone into police custody.

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To break or tame (a horse).

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(Slang) To seize or detain.

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(Horticulture) To cut shoots or buds of a plant in order to shape the plant, or to improve its yield.

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To detect and expose:

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(Intransitive) To habituate to or gain competency at a task.

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(colloq.) grab

*To arrest

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let-go (antonym)

(Euphemistic, usually reflexively) To gain weight

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Find another word for nab. In this page you can discover 25 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for nab, like: release, pick up, run-in, clutch, lay-hands-on, law, get, cop, sneak, hit and see-red.