Definition of
nobble has definitions from the field of criminal law
1
[ verb ] take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom

Synonyms

kidnap snatch abduct

Examples

"The industrialist's son was kidnapped"

Related terms

seize seize shanghai crime kidnapper abduction

2
[ verb ] (criminal law) make off with belongings of others

Synonyms

pilfer purloin lift abstract hook filch pinch sneak swipe snarf cabbage

Related terms

steal booster pilferage

3
[ verb ] deprive of by deceit

Synonyms

defraud swindle con goldbrick scam bunco mulct gyp diddle victimize rook

Examples

"He swindled me out of my inheritance" "She defrauded the customers who trusted her" "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change"

Related terms

cheat short-change exploitation bunco scam swindler

4
[ verb ] disable by drugging, as of a race horse

Related terms

disable

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