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What is another word for nobbling?

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Verb

Present participle for to gain influence by corrupt means or intimidation

Present participle for to cheat, deceive or defraud someone for personal gain

Present participle for to steal or obtain dishonestly from (someone)

Present participle for to dope something or someone, especially by giving it a drug

Present participle for to detain (a person) in conversation against their will

Present participle for to capture someone or something

Present participle for to defeat or frustrate the attempts of

Present participle for to seize and detain a person unlawfully or forcefully

Present participle for to control or influence (a person or course of action)

The action of abducting someone using force

The act of stealing or misappropriating, especially of funds

Talk or praise used to charm, flatter, or persuade

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Present participle for to gain influence by corrupt means or intimidation

“It is much harder to nobble twelve independent jurors than it is to bribe or intimidate one judge.”

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Present participle for to cheat, deceive or defraud someone for personal gain

victimising^UK

victimizing^US

chiseling^US

chiselling^UK

taking to the cleaners

pulling a fast one on

selling a bill of goods to

leading up the garden path

stitching up

pulling a fast one

roping in

giving someone a bum steer

selling down the river

selling a bill of goods

doing out of

having on

doing someone in the eye

frauding

jiggling

penalising^UK

punishing

baulking^UK

balking^US

penalizing^US

leading down the garden path

bleeding someone of something

putting the screws to

sucking the life out of

pulling the wool over someone's eyes

getting the better of

throwing off the scent

putting on the wrong track

figuring out

leading up garden path

hooking

manoeuvring^UK

maneuvering^US

putting on false front

pulling strings

playing games

making rings round

sending on a wild goose chase

putting up smoke screen

giving wrong information to

weaseling^US

weaselling^UK

beating around the bush

worming one's way out of

pulling something funny

hitting below the belt

slipping something over on

going one better than

bleeding dry

pulling someone's leg

giving the wrong impression

biasing^US

biassing^UK

hocus-pocusing

failing

stealing someone blind

rooking out of

gaslighting

putting someone up to something

letting down

breaking faith with

splitting

playing someone false

playing fast and loose with

giving the runaround

going back on

stepping out

sending on a wild-goose chase

enticing

stage-managing

pulling wires

twisting around your little finger

making somebody look an idiot

making a monkey out of

terrorizing^US

terrorising^UK

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“Hardly anyone suggested that they were also able to nobble the jury.”

Verb

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Present participle for to steal or obtain dishonestly from (someone)

having sticky fingers

dipping into the public purse

committing fraud

committing white-collar crime

stealing money

defrauding someone of

putting hand in cookie jar

having one's hand in the till

infringing the copyright of

ripping

imitating

duplicating

passing off as your own

treating without respect

gaining possession of

carting off

faking

helping

plowing^US

ploughing^UK

copying illegally

reproducing illegally

infringing

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“His intention was to nobble Rose's money.”

Verb

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Present participle for to dope something or someone, especially by giving it a drug

“The woman allegedly made a verbal threat in which she had said she could nobble the horse.”

Verb

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Present participle for to detain (a person) in conversation against their will

“I'm gently letting the man come closer, so that I can then nobble him about personnel at the Examiner and Times.”

Verb

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Present participle for to capture someone or something

getting one's fingers on

getting your hands on

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“He was trying to nobble the thief with a sack of potions, but got twatted by a bloke riding a mutant bird.”

Verb

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Present participle for to defeat or frustrate the attempts of

baulking^UK

balking^US

putting the mockers on

putting the kibosh on

putting the stopper on

putting a stop to

fouling up

putting a spoke in someone's wheel

upsetting the applecart

standing in the way of

cooking someone's goose

halting in its tracks

throwing a monkey wrench in the works

throwing a spanner in the works

throwing monkey wrench in

getting the better of

taking wind out of sails

taking the wind out of your sails

throwing a monkey wrench in the works of

getting in the way of

cancelling^UK

canceling^US

putting a wrench in the works

giving the run around

putting a spanner in the works

beating someone to the draw

beating someone to the punch

keeping from happening

beating someone to it

throwing a spoke in the wheel of

putting the brakes on

putting the damper on

imperilling^UK

imperiling^US

putting on back burner

throwing cold water on

bogging down

keeping at arm's length

throwing a monkey wrench into

pouring cold water on

bringing to screeching halt

minimising^UK

minimizing^US

dragging through the mud

pulling in

slackening pace

keeping under control

keeping a lid on

biting back

queering the pitch of

bringing to a standstill

slipping through your fingers

throwing off the scent

slipping through the net

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“The authorities seem to dislike philanthropists and do their best to nobble their plans.”

Verb

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Present participle for to seize and detain a person unlawfully or forcefully

Verb

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Present participle for to control or influence (a person or course of action)

Noun

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The action of abducting someone using force

Noun

The act of stealing or misappropriating, especially of funds

breaking and entering

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Noun

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Talk or praise used to charm, flatter, or persuade

low-pressure salesmanship

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