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nab

/nab/

US pronunciation
American sound/nab/
nab
Syllables
1 syllable
Stress
One strong syllable
Vowel
IPA vowel pattern
Ending
Clear final sound

US voice -> nab

Myanmar meaning

(v) (လက်ပူးလက်ကြပ်) ဖမ်းသည်။ ဆွဲသည်။ သုတ်သည်။

Full entry

nab / næb / v (-bb-) (infml )

(က) (လက်ပူးလက်ကြပ်) ဖမ်းသည်။
He was nabbed (by the police) for speeding.
(ခ) ဆွဲသည်။ သုတ်သည်။ I tried to nab him as he was leaving the meeting. ❍ Who's nabbed my pen?

More examples
  • Police nabbed him for driving without a licence.
  • In the second half they nabbed the lead.
Synonyms
steal, pinch, rip off, swipe, lift, walk off with, snitch, apprehend, arrest, arrestation, bust, capture, catch, clutch, cop, detain, detention, gaff, glom, grab, holding pen, immurement, internment, keeping in, laying hold of, mitt, nail, pick up, preventive custody, protective custody, run in, seize, snatch, take, take into custody, taking captive, takings, time up the river, winnings
Antonyms
be immune, free, give, let go, liberate, lose, misunderstand, receive, release, unfasten
Cross references
stealpinchrip offswipeliftwalk off withsnitchapprehendarrestarrestationbustcapturecatchclutchcopdetaindetentiongaffglomgrabholding penimmurementinternmentkeeping inlaying hold ofmittnailpick up
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