seize vs nab

seize and nab both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
seize	No	No	Yes	No
nab	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, nab is a hyponym of seize; that is, nab is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than seize:

seize (verb)	nab (verb)
capture the attention or imagination of	take into custody
affect	seize suddenly
take into your hands deliberately	tag the base runner to get him out
take or capture by force
hook by a pull on the line
take possession of by force, as after an invasion
take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority
seize and take control without authority and possibly with force; take as one's right or possession