nobble

nob·ble

verb \ˈnä-bəl\

nob·blednob·bling\-b(ə-)liŋ\

Definition of NOBBLE

transitive verb

1

British : to incapacitate (a racehorse) especially by drugging

2

slang British a : to win over to one's side b : steal c : swindle, cheat d : to get hold of : catch

— nob·bler \-b(ə-)lər\ noun

Examples of NOBBLE

1. We found out later that the horse had been nobbled, which explained its poor performance.
2. She was trying to nobble the jury.

Origin of NOBBLE

perhaps irregular frequentative of nab

First Known Use: 1847

Related to NOBBLE

Synonyms: beat, bilk, bleed, cheat, chisel, chouse, con, cozen, defraud, diddle, do, do in, euchre, fiddle, flimflam, gaff, gyp, hose [slang], hustle, mulct, fleece [British slang], pluck, ream, rip off, rook, screw, shake down, short, shortchange, skin, skunk, squeeze, stick, stiff, sting, sucker, swindle, thimblerig, victimize

Antonyms: miss

Related Words: extort, wrench, wrest, wring; clip, gouge, nick, overcharge, soak; exploit, milk; deceive, dupe, fool, gull, trick; rope (in); betray, bitch, double-cross; bamboozle, fast-talk

Near Antonyms: discharge, free, liberate, release; drop, loosen, unhand

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Rhymes with NOBBLE

bobble, cobble, gobble, hobble, Kabul, obol, squabble, wobble