1-Stop Dictionary Reference

Nobble

This word is acceptable for play in the US & UK dictionaries that are being used in the following games:

v. Chiefly British To disable (a racehorse), especially by drugging.

v. Chiefly British To win (a person) over.

v. Chiefly British To outdo or get the better of by devious means.

v. Chiefly British To filch or steal.

v. Chiefly British To kidnap.

v. To injure or obstruct intently; batter.

v. To gain influence by corrupt means or intimidation.

v. To steal.

To strike; nob.

To get hold of dishonestly; nab; filch.

To frustrate; circumvent; get the better of; outdo.

To injure; destroy the chances of winning, as by maiming or poisoning: said of a horse.

5. To shingle. See shingle and puddle.

v. disable by drugging

v. deprive of by deceit

v. make off with belongings of others

v. take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom

"One of my main correspondents in the nobble is a boy of 11 at the beginning of the book -- by the end he has turned 14."

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Words that are more generic or abstract

disenable disable incapacitate steal