different between nab vs sab

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /næb/
• Rhymes: -æb

Etymology 1

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

Related to Danish nappe (“to tweak, snatch at, catch, seize”), Swedish nappa (“to take, grab, pinch”), Norwegian nappe (“to pluck”).

Alternative forms

• knab

Verb

nab (third-person singular simple present nabs, present participle nabbing, simple past and past participle nabbed)

1. (informal, transitive) To seize, arrest or take into custody (a criminal or fugitive).
   • 1887, Anna Katharine Green, 7 to 12, A Detective Story, G. P. Putnam's Sons, page 2:

     As I was going out of the door, a fellow detective came hurriedly in. "Nabbed them," cried he.
2. (informal, transitive) To grab or snatch something.

Synonyms

• (arrest a criminal or fugitive): nick, bust, cop

Derived terms

• nabber
• kidnap

Translations

Etymology 2

Compare knap, knop, knob.

Noun

nab (plural nabs)

1. The summit of an eminence.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Halliwell to this entry?)

2. The cock of a gunlock.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Knight to this entry?)

3. (locksmithing) The keeper, or box into which the lock is shot.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Knight to this entry?)

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “nab”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

Anagrams

• ABN, BAN, BNA, Ban, NBA, ban

Northern Kurdish

Adjective

nab

1. pure

Southeastern Tepehuan

Etymology

Cognate with Northern Tepehuan návoi, O'odham nav, Central Tarahumara napó, Mayo naabo, Hopi naavu.

Noun

nab

1. prickly pear cactus (clarification of this definition is needed)

Derived terms

• nab junma?n

References

• R. de Willett, Elizabeth, et al. (2016) Diccionario tepehuano de Santa María Ocotán, Durango (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 48)?^[2] (in Spanish), electronic edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 132

White Hmong

Etymology

From Proto-Hmong-Mien *?na? (“snake”). Cognate with Iu Mien naang.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /na?/

Noun

nab

1. snake.
2. worm.

Derived terms

• cua nab (“earthworm”)
• ntses nab (“eel”)
• nab qa (“lizard”)

References

• Heimbach, Ernest E. (1979) White Hmong — English Dictionary?^[3], SEAP Publications, ?ISBN.

English

Etymology

Short for sabotage.

Verb

sab (third-person singular simple present sabs, present participle sabbing, simple past and past participle sabbed)

1. (informal) To sabotage, especially fox hunts in opposition to blood sports.

Noun

sab (plural sabs)

1. (informal) A saboteur, especially of fox hunts.

Anagrams

• ABS, ABs, Abs, B. A. S., B.A.S., B.A.s, BAS, BAs, BSA, SBA, abs, abs-, abs., bas

Catalan

Verb

sab

1. Obsolete form of sap.

Cornish

Noun

sab f (singulative saben)

1. pines

Synonyms

• pin

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French sable (“sand”)

Noun

sab

1. sand

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic ???????? (?a??ba). Compare Moroccan Arabic ???? (??b).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa?p/

Verb

sab (imperfect jsib, past participle misjub)

1. to find
   1. to find (something) useful
2. to catch
3. to look for
4. to find out, to realise

Conjugation

Scots

Noun

sab (plural sabs)

1. sob

Verb

sab

1. sob