单词	nobbles
释义	nobble verb nob·​ble ˈnä-bəl  nobbled; nobbling ˈnä-b(ə-)liŋ  transitive verb 1 British : to incapacitate (a racehorse) especially by drugging 2 British slang a : to win over to one's side b : steal c : swindle, cheat d : to get hold of : catch nobbler ˈnä-b(ə-)lər  noun Synonyms beat bilk bleed cheat chisel chouse con cozen defraud diddle do do in euchre fiddle fleece flimflam gaff hose [slang] hustle mulct pluck ream rip off rook screw shake down short shortchange skin skunk squeeze stick stiff sting sucker swindle thimblerig victimize See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences We found out later that the horse had been nobbled, which explained its poor performance. She was trying to nobble the jury. Recent Examples on the Web Poland’s ruling party has tried to nobble the courts and the civil service. The Economist, 31 Oct. 2019 Lacking a supermajority to amend the constitution, PiS did the next best thing and nobbled the constitutional tribunal. The Economist, 21 Apr. 2018 In Hungary, having nobbled the courts, media and public prosecutor, Viktor Orban is squeezing civil society and using state (and EU) funds to nurture oligarchs. The Economist, 19 Apr. 2018 Word History Etymology perhaps irregular frequentative of nab First Known Use 1847, in the meaning defined at sense 1 nobbles verb present tense third-person singular of nobble, British slang 1 as in squeezes to rob by the use of trickery or threats an old scam that's been used for years to nobble unsuspecting London tourists Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance squeezes cheats sticks stings plucks hustles screws beats does mulcts fleeces rips off chisels suckers bleeds shorts skins tricks fiddles cozens gaffs rooks euchres chouses shakes down defrauds swindles hoses stiffs diddles reams cons flimflams exploits thimblerigs deceives takes to the cleaners shortchanges victimizes bilks skunks wrenches betrays fools takes for a ride gouges nicks extorts clips sells a bill of goods to does in milks soaks gulls wrings wrests overcharges dupes bitches bamboozles fast-talks double-crosses ropes (in) 2 as in grabs to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly a London bobby nobbled the pickpocket just as he was about to make off with the tourist's watch Synonyms & Similar Words grabs catches lands snatches traps gets nails snags captures seizes hooks nets collars bags raps snares corrals grapples grips ropes cops gloves nabs corners gloms clutches snaps (up) fists grasps clasps arrests takes hold (of) bays holds halters meshes lassos secures immeshes apprehends detains enmeshes latches (on or onto) kidnaps rends entraps abducts ensnares wrests fastens (on) entangles spirits (away or off) Antonyms & Near Antonyms misses drops discharges releases frees liberates loosens unhands See More
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