Nab vs Knob - What's the difference?
nab | knob |
To seize, arrest or take into custody a criminal or fugitive
To grab or snatch something
The summit of an eminence.
The cock of a gunlock.
(locksmithing) The keeper, or box into which the lock is shot.
A rounded protuberance, handle, or control switch.
(geography) A prominent rounded hill.
A rounded ornament on the hilt of an edged weapon; a pommel.
A prominent, rounded bump along a mountain ridge.
(plural) breasts.
(British, NZ, slang) A penis.
(slang, pejorative) A contemptible person.
(cooking) A dollop, an amount just larger than a spoonful (usually referring to butter)
(British, slang, vulgar, of a man) To have sex with.
As an initialism nab
is (banking).As a noun knob is
a rounded protuberance, handle, or control switch.As a verb knob is
(british|slang|vulgar|of a man) to have sex with.nab
English
Etymology 1
Verb
(nabb)Synonyms
* (To arrest a criminal or fugitive) nick, bustDerived terms
* nabber * kidnapEtymology 2
Compare knap, knop, knob.Noun
(en noun)- (Halliwell)
- (Knight)
- (Knight)