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Nab (Verb)

Take into custody; "the police nabbed the suspected criminals".

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

The police quickly nabbed the suspect as he tried to escape the scene of the crime.
The detectives were able to nab the thief after tracking them down through surveillance footage.
Customs officials nabbed several smugglers attempting to bring contraband into the country.
Police officers were praised for their bravery after they managed to nab the hostage-taker without harming anyone.
Border patrol agents worked together to nab the group of people attempting to cross the border illegally.

Seize suddenly.

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

The police officer tried to nab the thief as he was about to escape.
She quickly moved in to nab the last available ticket before the event sold out.
With lightning-fast reflexes, the goalkeeper managed to nab the ball inches from the goal.
Security personnel attempted to nab the suspicious individual lurking around the restricted area.
The goalkeeper's quick action helped to nab the ball before it went out of bounds.

Tag the base runner to get him out.

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

The shortstop lunged to his right and managed to nab the speedy base runner just before he reached second base.
In one swift motion, the pitcher spun around and nabbed the runner who had wandered too far off first base.
The second baseman's quick reflexes allowed him to dash to the bag and nab the lead runner on a bang-bang play.
With the runner rounding third and heading home, the catcher sprang up to nab him at the plate.
The alert outfielder gunned the ball to the shortstop, who was able to move into position and nab the runner attempting to steal second.