Knab
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /næb/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Knab is a verb meaning (colloquial) To nab or steal.
Meaning
(colloquial) To nab or steal.
More Meanings
- (Scotland, Shetland, Orkney) a promontory or headland
- (obsolete) To seize with the teeth; to gnaw or bite.
- (chiefly Northumbria, archaic) A hill.
Example Sentences
a Mouthful of Fresh Grass to Knab upon
Word Forms
- knabs
- knabbing
- knabbed
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include snatch, snaffle, snag, birdnap, click, upsnatch.
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