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Catching Boycott's return, nearly got it
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nabbing
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
v. tag the base runner to get him out take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals" [syn: collar , nail , apprehend , arrest , pick up , cop ] seize suddenly [also: nabbing , nabbed ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Nab \Nab\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nabbed (n[a^]bd); p. pr. & vb. n. Nabbing .] [Dan nappe, or Sw. nappa.] To catch or seize suddenly or unexpectedly. [Colloq.] --Smollett. To capture; to arrest; as, the police nabbed the culprit wtrying to hide in the basement. ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
vb. (present participle of nab English)
Usage examples of nabbing.
With a successful governorship under his belt, his chances of nabbing the board seat were good verging on excellent.
They think these boys are the center of a big Colombian coke ring that we're nabbing during a meet and that might not be too far from the truth.
The cops would spend hours searching my house for evidence that I had mucked up the entire world's television broadcasts, and even when they found nothing, they would put the place under surveillance in the hope of nabbing me when I showed up.