Meaning & use
Nabbed
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Caught, seized, or arrested someone, typically suddenly or by surprise.
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Police nabbed the shoplifter just as he was leaving the store.
She nabbed the last ticket to the sold-out concert moments before it disappeared online.
A note on using this word
This is the past tense of the informal verb 'nab,' which has been used in English slang since the 17th century.
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