The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 6 letter word ARREST which also is the latest solution we found used in LA Times in 2019.
Nab crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| ARREST | 24 % | 6 |
| COLLAR | 21 % | 6 |
| NAIL | 12 % | 4 |
| SNARE | 9 % | 5 |
| BAG | 6 % | 3 |
| SEIZE | 6 % | 5 |
| PINCH | 6 % | 5 |
| CATCH | 6 % | 5 |
| CAPTURE | 3 % | 7 |
| APPREHEND | 3 % | 9 |
| RUNIN | 3 % | 5 |
| CATCHINTHEACT | 3 % | 13 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Nab
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- apprehend
- arrest
- pick up
- collar
- nail
- cop
- capture
- seize
- catch
- grab
- snatch
- detain
Crossword Answer definitions
ARREST noun- A check, stop, an act or instance of arresting something.
- The condition of being stopped, standstill.
- The process of arresting a criminal, suspect etc.
- A confinement, detention, as after an arrest.
- A device to physically arrest motion.
- The judicial detention of a ship to secure a financial claim against its operators.
- Any seizure by power, physical or otherwise.
- A scurfiness of the back part of the hind leg of a horse.
- To stop the motion of (a person or animal).
- To stay, remain.
- To stop or slow (a process, course etc.).
- To seize (someone) with the authority of the law; to take into legal custody.
- To catch the attention of.
- To undergo cardiac arrest.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result ARREST
- Run in
- Seize by law
- Take prisoner
- Pinch
- Put the collar on
- Catch
- Collar
- Bring into the station house
- Take in
- Bring to a standstill
More clues leading to the result COLLAR
- Take into custody
- Nab
- Decorative addition to some round cakes
- Apprehend
- T-shirt's lack
- Word with blue or dog
- What a T-shirt lacks
- Arrest
- Clerical accessory
- Peter Pan, for one
More clues leading to the result NAIL
- Catch
- Filed item
- Hammer's target
- Apprehend
- It's out on a limb
- Item often filed
- Painting holder
- Press-on item
- "For want of a ___, the shoe ...."
- Brad
More clues leading to the result SNARE
- Cymbal's neighbor
- Tom-tom neighbor
- Trap
- Game keeper
- Part of Buddy Rich's kit
- Drum
- Part of Krupa's kit
- Part of a drum set
- Cymbal neighbor
- Drum that would be an apt instrument for trap music?
More clues leading to the result BAG
- Flexible container
- Grab __ (miscellaneous collection)
- Help a checker
- Carrier
- Clutch, e.g.
- Help out at a supermarket
- It may be checked
- Work in a grocery store
- Carry-on item
- Interest, slangily
More clues leading to the result SEIZE
- Take forcibly
- Afflict suddenly
- Grab
- Grasp forcibly
- Capture
- Apprehend
- Appropriate
- Take by force
- Confiscate
- Take control of
More clues leading to the result PINCH
- Take
- Goose
- Seasoning amount
- Arrest
- "___ me! I must be dreaming!"
- Slap inducer, perhaps
- Squeeze tight
- Small amount
- Recipe amount
- Emergency
More clues leading to the result CATCH
- Face a fastballer
- ___ of the day (restaurant offering)
- Hidden problem
- Concealed drawback
- Come down with
- Hidden drawback
- Work behind the plate
- "___ a Falling Star" (Perry Como hit)
- Throwing game
- Snag, as a fly ball
More clues leading to the result CAPTURE
- Screen ___
- Snag
- Take prisoner
- Certain chess move
- Seize
- Bag
- ___ the flag (kids' game)
- Apprehend.
- Seize.
- Arrest.
More clues leading to the result APPREHEND
More clues leading to the result RUNIN
- Quarrel
- Altercation
- Take downtown
- Bring to the station
- Tense encounter
- Argument
- Haul to the station house
- Put the arm on
- Take to jail
- Confrontation