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nab, v. Informal. 1. seize, grab, pounce on, snatch, clutch, lay hold of; grip, grasp, hang on to.
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2. capture, arrest, catch, take into captivity or custody, apprehend, place under arrest; pick up, Inf. collar, SI. nail, SI. haul in, SI. cop. nadir, n. rock bottom, SI. the pits, zero point, lowest point, lowest ebb, ebb tide, low tide; the depths, the bottom, the depths of despond. nag1, v. 1. complain, cavil, Yiddish, kvetch, carp, criticize, scold; crab, grumble, Inf. grouse, grouch; whine, snivel, henpeck; bicker, wrangle; pester, Inf. drive up the wall, badger, fret, vex, irritate; harp at, pick on, harass, ride, hector.
2. distress, torment, torture, pain; perturb, disturb, worry, bother, upset. -n. 3. complainer, whiner, Yiddish, kvetch, grumbler, faultfinder; grouch, scold; shrew, harpy, termagant, fishwife; pest, SI. pain in the neck. nag2, n. I. jade, SI. crowbait, SI. plug, SI. scrag, Rosinante, SI. bag of bones.
2. Slang, racehorse, Thoroughbred, Arab, Inf. bangtail.
3. riding horse, pony, cow pony. See horse (def. 1). nagging, adj. complaining, whining, critical, picky; shrewish, pestering, irritating; distressing, painful, aching, worrisome, nail, n. 1. spike, brad, pin, peg, skewer, rivet, staple, tack, point; common nail, finishing nail, cut nail, roofing nail, drive nail, boat nail.
2. fingernail, toenail, (all of animals) claw, clutch, talon, unguis, nipper, pincher, hook.
3. hit the nail on the head be accurate, be correct, say truly, put things succinctly, be concise; be right to the point, Inf. say it the way it is, address oneself to the issues alone.
-v. 4. fasten, make fast, attach, fix, hold, clinch, secure, join.
5. Informal, catch, capture, seize, apprehend, Inf. catch redhanded. Inf. catch with the goods, find in flagrante delicto, catch in the act; Inf. collar, Inf. pinch, nab, Inf. run in, Inf. pick up, arrest, take into custody.
6. Slang, hit, strike, smack, Inf. bop; punch, thwack, bang, crack, whack, whop, thump, SI. paste.
7. nail down Informal, make final, make definite, settle, resolve; Inf. firm up, Inf pin down, make [s.o.] commit himself, get things in writing, Inf. get things in the bag, have things assured.
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