VERB | contact | nab | tag the base runner to get him out |
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contact | nab, collar, nail, apprehend, arrest, pick up, cop | take into custody | |
contact | nab | seize suddenly |
Sounds | nae'b | |
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Rhymes | ab / Ab / AB ... taxicab: 20 rhymes with aeb... |
Meaning | Tag the base runner to get him out. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
Category | baseball, baseball game, ball | A ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players |
Broader | tag | touch a player while he is holding the ball |
Meaning | Take into custody. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
Example | "the police nabbed the suspected criminals" | |
Synonyms | collar, nail, apprehend, arrest, pick up, cop | |
Broader | seize, prehend, clutch | take hold of |
Spanish | aprehender, apresar, arrestar, atrapar, capturar, clavar, coger, detener, pillar, prender | |
Catalan | agafar, arrestar, capturar, detenir |
Meaning | seize suddenly. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Broader | seize, prehend, clutch | take hold of |
Spanish | pillar, prender | |
Catalan | agafar, arreplegar, enxampar |
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