nab

nab is a 3-letter English word with 7 senses as noun, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The summit of an eminence. Face value is 5 in Scrabble and 7 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

3 letters · Scrabble 5 · Words With Friends 7 · 7 senses

Definitions

1. noun. The summit of an eminence.
2. noun. The cock of a gunlock.
3. noun. The keeper, or box into which the lock is shot.
4. transitive verb. To catch or seize suddenly or unexpectedly.
5. verb. seize suddenly
6. verb. take into custody

   "the police nabbed the suspected criminals"

   Synonyms: apprehend, arrest, collar, cop, nail

7. verb. tag the base runner to get him out

Synonyms

apprehend, arrest, collar, cop, nail

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in nab:

abn, ban

Common word forms

nabs, nabal, nabes, nabbed, nabber, nabbing

Words from these letters

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