"knab" meaning in English

See knab in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /næb/ Forms: knabs [present, singular, third-person], knabbing [participle, present], knabbed [participle, past], knabbed [past]
Rhymes: -æb Etymology: See nab, and compare knap. Etymology templates: {{m|en|nab}} nab, {{m|en|knap}} knap Head templates: {{en-verb}} knab (third-person singular simple present knabs, present participle knabbing, simple past and past participle knabbed)
  1. (colloquial) To nab or steal. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-knab-en-verb-o-OEKFKU
  2. (obsolete) To seize with the teeth; to gnaw. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-knab-en-verb-E4wnpL3e

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for knab meaning in English (1.2kB)

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