nobbled (Meaning)

nobbled

steal, to get hold of, to incapacitate (a racehorse) especially by drugging, swindle, cheat, to win over to one's side

FAQs About the word nobbled

steal, to get hold of, to incapacitate (a racehorse) especially by drugging, swindle, cheat, to win over to one's side

stung, beat, stuck, plucked,cheated, squeezed, hustled, screwed, betrayed, mulcted

discharged,missed, released, loosened,freed, liberated, dropped,unhanded

The police nobbled the suspected car thief as he tried to flee.

The burglars were nobbled in the act of breaking into the house.

The corrupt official was nobbled by a team of undercover investigators.

The journalist was nobbled by government agents for exposing secrets.