nab

动词 nab:

1. tag the base runner to get him out
2. take into custody
   同义词：collar, nail, apprehend, arrest, pick up, cop
3. seize suddenly

1. The thief was nabbed by the police.
   小偷被警察抓住了。
2. He was nabbed (by the police) for speeding.
   他超速行车被(警察)逮住了。

nab

v.tr.（及物动词）
nabbed,nab.bing,nabs 【非正式用语】
To seize (a fugitive or wrongdoer); arrest.
逮捕：拘捕（逃犯或罪犯）；逮捕
To grab; snatch.
抓取；夺走

来源：
Perhaps variant of dialectal nap [to seize]
可能为 方言 nap的变体 [抓住，夺取]
[probably of Scandinavian origin]
[可能源于斯堪的纳维亚语]

【引伸】
nab.ber
n.（名词）