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Nabbed vs Arrested - What's the difference?

nabbed | arrested |

As verbs the difference between nabbed and arrested

is that nabbed is past tense of nab while arrested is past tense of arrest.

As an adjective arrested is

having been stopped or prevented from developing.

nabbed

English

Verb

(head)
  • (nab)

    • nab

    English

    Etymology 1

    Verb

    (nabb)
  • To seize, arrest or take into custody a criminal or fugitive
  • To grab or snatch something
    • Synonyms
    * (To arrest a criminal or fugitive) nick, bust
    Derived terms
    * nabber * kidnap

    Etymology 2

    Compare knap, knop, knob.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The summit of an eminence.
    • (Halliwell)
  • The cock of a gunlock.
    • (Knight)
  • (locksmithing) The keeper, or box into which the lock is shot.
    • (Knight)

    Anagrams

    * * Appalachian English English transitive verbs ----

    arrested

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Having been stopped or prevented from developing

    • Verb

    arrested
  • (arrest)

    • Anagrams

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