'Nabbing' definitions:
Definition of 'Nabbing'
From: GCIDE
- Nab \Nab\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nabbed (n[a^]bd); p. pr. & vb. n. Nabbing.] [Dan nappe, or Sw. nappa.]
- 1. To catch or seize suddenly or unexpectedly. [Colloq.] --Smollett. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To capture; to arrest; as, the police nabbed the culprit wtrying to hide in the basement. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'nabbing'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abduction,
- apprehension,
- arrest,
- arrestation,
- capture,
- catch,
- catching,
- collaring,
- coup,
- dragnet,
- forcible seizure,
- grab,
- grabbing,
- hold,
- kidnapping,
- picking up,
- power grab,
- prehension,
- running in,
- seizure,
- seizure of power,
- snatch,
- snatching,
- taking in,
- taking into custody