单词	nobbling
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 nobbling verb present participle of nobble, British slang 1 as in cheating 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 cheating squeezing plucking stinging screwing hustling sticking beating doing mulcting fleecing defrauding swindling fiddling bleeding cozening exploiting deceiving conning rooking bilking tricking diddling gaffing shorting suckering reaming victimizing stiffing hosing shortchanging shaking down fooling betraying ripping off chiseling chousing skinning chiselling thimblerigging euchring extorting flimflamming gouging nicking skunking gulling wrenching taking to the cleaners taking for a ride milking overcharging doing in clipping wresting bamboozling duping wringing selling a bill of goods to soaking double-crossing bitching roping (in) fast-talking 2 as in grabbing 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 grabbing catching snatching seizing getting capturing landing trapping snaring copping nabbing snagging grappling bagging nailing netting hooking rapping corralling collaring glomming arresting grasping holding roping kidnapping detaining securing clutching baying cornering haltering taking hold (of) snapping (up) apprehending lassoing gripping ensnaring abducting entrapping gloving enmeshing wresting clasping fisting entangling rending meshing immeshing kidnaping latching (on or onto) fastening (on) spiriting (away or off) Antonyms & Near Antonyms missing loosening freeing discharging dropping liberating releasing unhanding See More
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