Is Nabbed a Real Word?

verb (used with object), nabbed, nab·bing. Informal. to arrest or capture. to catch or seize, especially suddenly.

Is nabbed slang?

verb catch, arrest, apprehend, seize, lift (slang), nick (slang, chiefly Brit.), grab, capture, nail (informal), collar (informal), snatch, catch in the act, feel your collar (slang) He killed 12 people before the authorities nabbed him.

What is the word nabbed mean?

transitive verb. 1 : to catch or seize in arrest : apprehend. 2 : to seize suddenly.