nab
verb
[ nab ]
• catch (someone) doing something wrong.
• "they recently nabbed a burglar inside the house he was ransacking"
Similar:
catch,
capture,
apprehend,
arrest,
take into custody,
place under arrest,
seize,
take in,
bring in,
nail,
cop,
run in,
pull in,
pick up,
collar,
bust,
pinch,
nick,
nobble,
Origin:
late 17th century (also as napp ; compare with kidnap): of unknown origin.
