Nobble

/ˈnɒbl̩/ · verb

Meaning

(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, slang) To injure or obstruct intentionally..

Definitions by Sense

1. (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, slang) To injure or obstruct intentionally.
2. (UK, Ireland, slang) To gain influence over by corrupt means or intimidation.
3. (UK, Ireland, slang) To steal.
4. (transitive, slang) To tamper with (typically a racehorse or greyhound) in order to prevent it from winning a race.
5. (UK, slang) A deliberate act of injury or obstruction.

Example Sentences

Near-synonyms: hobble, hamper, hinder, impede, embarrass, disable

After 12 successive league wins[…]Charlton were nobbled by the First Division's no-hopers, who profited from a goalkeeping bloomer then held on to their lead for dear life.

Their core belief, unsupported by evidence or logic, is that homes are unaffordable because investors drive up prices.[…]Australians for Affordable Housing appears to think that nobbling investors will strike a telling blow for first-time buyers: remove negative gearing and increase capital gains tax, and homes will be affordable.

Google has come out fighting after Twitter claimed that changes to its search engine nobble results to favour Google+, damaging the internet.

His main fear is that the fledgling technology could have its wings clipped by traditional manufacturers, who will doubtless view it as a threat to their livelihoods, and do all in their powers to nobble it.

Unlike "noble" vigilantes, the police and court facilities which exist are said to be inefficient and corrupt, and juries are said to be easily "nobbled" or intimidated.

For example jury trials were reformed to allow majority verdicts, so that criminals could less easily nobble them.

Here, though, Picot's overbearing power, and the fact that the bishop was an absentee, meant that the sheriff could use threats to "nobble" the judges.

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Word Forms

• nobbles
• nobbling
• nobbled

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