Category:Nab

Nab, n. Etym: [cf. Knap, knop, knob.]

1. The summit of an eminence. [prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

2. (firearms)

Defn: the cock of a gunlock. Knight.

3. (locksmithing)

Defn: the keeper, or box into which the lock is shot. Knight.

Nab Nab, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nabbed; p. pr. & vb. n. Nabbing.] Etym: [dan Nappe, or sw. nappa.]

Defn: to catch or seize suddenly or unexpectedly. [colloq.] Smollett.