dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/nab_MW.json

{
  "nab":{
    "antonyms":[
      "discharge"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": to catch or seize in arrest : apprehend":[],
      ": to seize suddenly":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "We nabbed seats in the front row of the theater.",
      "the officer nabbed the purse snatcher before he could escape",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The singer could nab a third straight entertainment talk show host trophy, and her syndicated show is vying for its second consecutive honor. \u2014 Beth Harris, ajc , 23 June 2022",
      "Despite trying and trying and trying and not getting any early action on WMDs, Operation Iraqi Freedom did ultimately nab Hussein and many of his henchmen. \u2014 Pat Myers, Washington Post , 16 June 2022",
      "Marc Almond and David Ball\u2019s reunited Soft Cell could nab a return to the top flight with Happiness Not Included (BMG), which bows at No. 3 on the midweek survey. \u2014 Lars Brandle, Billboard , 11 May 2022",
      "Simply turn it on to shine an angled beam of light directly in front of the vacuum to illuminate and nab the microscopic dust that other vacuums miss. \u2014 Carolyn Fort\u00e9, Good Housekeeping , 5 May 2022",
      "The Cold War-era technique was similar to the one attempted by Rocket Lab: the film canister fell to Earth from outer space and used parachutes to slow its descent so that planes could nab the intel. \u2014 Jennifer Korn, CNN , 2 May 2022",
      "With five picks in the top 100, there is a decent chance that the Texans nab one of them early. \u2014 Stephanie Stradley, Chron , 22 Apr. 2022",
      "For those of us lucky enough to nab a spot at PDF for dinner (and stay for dessert), that sentiment makes it to the plate. \u2014 Kendra Vaculin, Bon App\u00e9tit , 17 May 2022",
      "High schooler Emyrson Flora, 16, was the first singer of the night to nab a spot in the top 20. \u2014 Edward Segarra, USA TODAY , 18 Apr. 2022"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1686, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "perhaps alteration of English dialect nap":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8nab"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "apprehend",
      "arrest",
      "bust",
      "collar",
      "nail",
      "nick",
      "pick up",
      "pinch",
      "pull in",
      "restrain",
      "run in",
      "seize"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-000502",
    "type":[
      "verb"
    ]
  },
  "nabe":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a neighborhood theater":[
        "\u2014 usually used in plural with the"
      ],
      ": neighborhood sense 4":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "although it has undergone several transformations over the years, Times Square remains one of New York's most fabled nabes",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The Kennedys actually made their first home together in Georgetown, and moved around the nabe several times, The Huffington Post notes. \u2014 Devin Alessio, ELLE Decor , 6 June 2016",
      "The Binghamton nabe was once a disused industrial stretch east of Midtown. \u2014 Bob Mehr, Billboard , 8 May 2017",
      "There will be a walking tour of Union Square at 2 p.m. with discounts \u2014 for example, 25 percent off a vegan puffer jacket ($345) and other goods at the men\u2019s wear stalwart Rothman\u2019s \u2014 and a photo scavenger hunt in the Flatiron nabe . \u2014 Alison S. Cohn, New York Times , 23 Nov. 2016"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1933, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "by shortening & alteration from neighborhood":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8n\u0101b"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "district",
      "neighborhood",
      "quarter",
      "section"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-214813",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "nabob":{
    "antonyms":[
      "lightweight",
      "nobody",
      "nonentity",
      "nothing",
      "shrimp",
      "twerp",
      "whippersnapper",
      "zero",
      "zilch"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": a person of great wealth or prominence":[],
      ": a provincial governor of the Mogul empire in India":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "dressed conservatively so as to make a good impression with the nabobs on the co-op's board",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "This doesn\u2019t sound like a con artist or a relentlessly negative nabob . \u2014 Washington Post , 22 June 2021",
      "Woody Allen, Elaine May and Larry David have all done it, turning these people into shouting caricatures, guilt givers and nabobs of neuroses. \u2014 Jason Zinoman, New York Times , 11 May 2020",
      "All those nattering nabobs of negativism in the press were certainly guaranteed to give this speech the back of the hand, right",
      "If Tebow does not in fact disagree with Jeffress on any of these points, then his decision looks like nothing more than craven capitulation to the nattering nabobs of negativism and intolerance. \u2014 Robert Klemko, SI.com , 17 Aug. 2017",
      "My, oh my, sounds like a nattering nabob of negativity. \u2014 Letter Writers, Twin Cities , 11 June 2017",
      "The incessant nattering of the nabobs back there in coach. \u2014 Michael Calore, WIRED , 18 June 2012"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1612, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Hindi nav\u0101b & Urdu naw\u0101b , from Arabic nuww\u0101b , plural of n\u0101'ib governor":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8n\u0101-\u02ccb\u00e4b"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "big",
      "big boy",
      "big cheese",
      "big gun",
      "big leaguer",
      "big shot",
      "big wheel",
      "big-timer",
      "bigfoot",
      "biggie",
      "bigwig",
      "fat cat",
      "heavy",
      "heavy hitter",
      "heavyweight",
      "high-muck-a-muck",
      "high-muckety-muck",
      "honcho",
      "kahuna",
      "kingfish",
      "kingpin",
      "major leaguer",
      "muckety-muck",
      "muck-a-muck",
      "mucky-muck",
      "nawab",
      "nibs",
      "nob",
      "pooh-bah",
      "poo-bah",
      "wheel"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-223333",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  }
}