Nab and Work

Nab

Nab verb - To take or keep under one's control by authority of law.

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Work and nab are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Work" instead a verb "Nab".

Work verb - To be the cause of (a situation, action, or state of mind).

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Nab and work are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Nab" instead a verb "Work".

Nearby Words: works, working, worked, workable, worker

You can nab at least 18 of them, which in a wall formation will make short work of any ship.

Source: Lost Forever
A lot of cop shows/movies like to throw a cop and a civilian together so that the civilian can work around the annoying rules and the cop can nab the bad guy officially.

Source: Cops Need the Vigilante
In the Norm MacDonald film Dirty Work, Norm's character uses his Note to Self tape recorder to nab a confession out of the bad guy at the end.

Source: Engineered Public Confession

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Work or Nab. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/nab/work.

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