to nobble
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- verb
- /ˈnɑːbəl/
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- In a desperate act, he nobbled the ticket sales to pocket the profits for himself.
Examples
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The con artist managed to nobble her clients out of their money with a convincing scheme.
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This is like, you know, nobbling the unions.
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He tried to nobble his opponent by spreading false rumors before the election.
Synonyms
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To make someone believe something false so you can get what you want
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To trick someone into giving their money or things
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To illegally get money or things from someone by lying
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To trick someone into giving money or their things
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To cheat someone and take their money by lying
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Trick someone to take their money or things
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To trick someone so you take their money or things
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Give someone less money than they should get
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To cheat someone out of money or things by tricking them
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To cheat someone and take their money or things
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To get something by clever or dishonest ways
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To trick someone to get their money or things
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To trick someone by using clever talk
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To cheat someone out of money or things
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To trick someone to take their money or things
To cheat someone by lying to get their money
Cheat someone to get their money or things
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Etymology
Nobble can also mean 'to cheat' someone by trick or deceit to get what you want. A helpful image is to think of nobble as quietly 'nibbling away' at someone's rights or money, so the word now means to get something by unfair or secret tricks.