What does nab mean in crosswords?

nab means: To catch or seize suddenly.

Which crossword clues can have nab as the answer?

Possible clues for nab include "Catch a criminal", "Catch suddenly".

Word entry · 3 letters

Best crossword clue

"Catch a criminal"

3 letters · collected on this word page

3 lettersPronunciation /næb/Part of speech verbSorted abnStarts with NEnds with B2 cluesCommon crossword word

1N2A3B

From dialectal nap (“to seize, lay hold of”), probably of North Germanic origin, from Old Swedish nappa (“to pluck, pinch”).

“As I was going out of the door, a fellow detective came hurriedly in. "Nabbed them," cried he.”
“Their target: a drug kingpin who reportedly keeps millions of dollars in his fortress of a compound. Pope has been working for years to nab this baddie, and sincerely wants to stop his reign of terror,)”
“At Clayton point and other nabs to the south of Scarborough.”

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01“Catch a criminal”3 letters

02“Catch suddenly”3 letters

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