Nail
Nail verb - To take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly.
Usage example: the running back saw the pass coming in and nailed it
Nobble and nail are semantically related (British) in British slang topic. In some cases you can use "Nobble" instead a verb "Nail", when it comes to topics like nick.
Nobble
Nobble verb - To take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly.
Usage example: a London bobby nobbled the pickpocket just as he was about to make off with the tourist's watch
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