verb
nobble
Nobble (verb) means to harm or hold someone back on purpose.
verb
1
To harm or hold someone back on purpose.
"Google has come out fighting after Twitter claimed that changes to its search engine nobble results to favour Google+, damaging the internet."
— Gavin Clarke, Google attacks Twitter's search bias claim (2012)
"His main fear is that the fledgling technology could have its wings clipped by traditional manufacturers, who will doubtless view it as a threat to their livelihoods, and do all in their powers to nobble it."
— , 3D printing: Difference Engine: The PC all over again (2012)
2
(informal) To get control over someone through bribery or threats.
"For example jury trials were reformed to allow majority verdicts, so that criminals could less easily nobble them."
— Kevin Jefferys, Labour Forces: From Ernie Bevin to Gordon Brown (2002)
3
To interfere with a racing animal, such as a horse or dog, so it cannot win.
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What is the meaning of nobble?
"nobble" (verb) means to harm or hold someone back on purpose.
What is another word for nobble?
Other words for "nobble" include goldbrick, kidnap, diddle, filch, con, abduct.
What are the different meanings of nobble?
"nobble" has 3 main meanings: 1. To harm or hold someone back on purpose; 2. (informal) To get control over someone through bribery or threats; 3. To interfere with a racing animal, such as a horse or dog, so it cannot win.
