Nabbed
Pronunciation of Nabbed
/nˈabd/, /nˈabd/, /n_ˈa_b_d/
Synonyms for Nabbed:
taken (adjective)
confiscated, usurped, appropriated, Gotten, Captured, Impounded, acquired, collected, taken, Caught, Grabbed, gathered, Annexed, amassed, Commandeered, Reaped, Levied, abducted, Procured, Harvested, Bagged.
took (verb)
Monopolized, deprived, Got, Took.
arrested
arrest, under arrest.
Usage examples for Nabbed:
- It was evident Jim did not relish the idea of leaving everything to his companion, and the latter so understood the expression on his friend's face, for he said, angrily: " You're cookin' up some foolish scheme now, an' in spite of all I can do to prevent it we'll probably succeed in gettin' nabbed before matters are arranged as they should be." - "The Adventures of a Country Boy at a Country Fair", James Otis.
- A couple of Venusian miners on Mars had wandered too close to one of the Earth military outposts, and had been nabbed. - "Brink of Madness", Walter J. Sheldon.