nabbing
Taking into custody
Nabbing is catching or seizing, especially suddenly or unexpectedly.
Police nab criminals; you might nab the last cookie before someone else does.
The word suggests quickness and opportunism: Security nabbed him as he tried to slip out the back.
Seize abruptly
- snatchRapid forceful taking
- clutchMechanism linking engine to gearbox
- graspSeize or understand
- seizeTake suddenly, forcibly
catch · grip · capture · secure · hook · snare · trap · corral
Unlawful taking of property
- shopliftingStealing store merchandise
- pickpocketingTheft from pockets
- pilferageMinor theft of goods
- filchingStealing small items
snatching · swiping · purloining · pocketing · heist · larceny · thievery · kleptomania
grab
Seize abruptly
seize · catch · grip · capture · secure · hook · snare · trap · corral · net
theft
Unlawful taking of property
- shopliftingStealing store merchandise
- pickpocketingTheft from pockets
- pilferageMinor theft of goods
filching · snatching · swiping · purloining · pocketing · heist · larceny · thievery · kleptomania · grab
handcuffs
Locking wrist restraints
detention · warrant · apprehend · officer · patrol · interrogation · bail · arraignment · crime · jail
swift
Moving with speed
rapid · instant · deft · nimble · agile · dexterous · hasty · snap · split-second · lightning-fast
- theftstealing, larceny, steal, burglary, robbery
- acquiringobtaining, getting, grabbing, seizing, taking
- graspinggrasping, apprehending, comprehending, understanding, catching
- seizuresseizure, epileptic, convulsion, fit, attack
nabbingreleasing
Allowing to escape
freeing · liberating · letting go · setting free · emancipating
nabbinglosing
Failing to win
surrendering · relinquishing · missing · dropping · forfeiting
kidnap, nab, kidnapping, nabbed, nabs