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to nobble

to nobble

9.9
Make a person or animal unable to compete by drugging them to cheat
  • verb
  • /ˈnɑbəl/
  • NSFW
translation icon : droguer
  • This is a pretty serious action, and I’d try everything else first, as are the evident implications: nobble the UEA FOI officer, and so on.

Examples

  • The scam artist tried to nobble the racehorse by administering a sedative before the event.

  • During the competition, they attempted to nobble their opponents' horses with illegal drugs.

  • I think the fair use issue had real legs, and that was the reason it was worth paying for those legs to be nobbled.

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  • Nobbled the parole board.

    The Sexy Adventures of Van Helsing (2004)

  • She was accused of trying to nobble the results of the race by tampering with the horses.

Synonyms

to hobble
vsto nobble
14 5.7

To limit the progress or success of something

is a covert physical disabling often using drugs to cheat in contests
to snooker
vsto nobble
  • UK
3 8.8

To trick someone so they cannot succeed

is a secret physical act often involving drugs to cheat in contests

Antonyms

to enable
459 2.3

To give someone the ability or chance to do something

assist
33 1.8

Help given to someone to make a task easier

How Damaging

to cripple
72 6.3
to sabotage
164 7.1
to nobble
  • NSFW
9.9
to tamper
113 4.9

Surface Forms

nobble infinitive
nobbled past
nobbled past participle
nobbling present participle
nobbles third person singular

Etymology

Nobble can mean 'to disable' a competitor, often by secretly drugging them. A helpful way to remember it is to think of nobble like hobble (to stop movement) or nibble (to take small bits), so to nobble someone is to quietly take away their chance to win.