Synonyms of nobbles

nobbles

verb

present tense third-person singular of nobble, British slang

1

as in squeezes

to rob by the use of trickery or threats

an old scam that's been used for years to nobble unsuspecting London tourists

Synonyms & Similar Words

• squeezes
• cheats
• plucks
• stings
• sticks
• hustles
• beats
• screws
• mulcts
• bleeds
• rips off
• shakes down
• fleeces
• shorts
• does
• tricks
• chisels
• diddles
• suckers
• fiddles
• defrauds
• cozens
• gaffs
• bilks
• skins
• swindles
• rooks
• deceives
• chouses
• reams
• euchres
• hoses
• stiffs
• exploits
• cons
• victimizes
• shortchanges
• thimblerigs
• flimflams
• takes to the cleaners
• skunks
• betrays
• fools
• wrenches
• clips
• takes for a ride
• does in
• extorts
• gouges
• sells a bill of goods to
• nicks
• soaks
• milks
• wrings
• wrests
• overcharges
• gulls
• bamboozles
• dupes
• ropes (in)
• bitches
• double-crosses
• fast-talks

2

as in grabs

to take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly

a London bobby nobbled the pickpocket just as he was about to make off with the tourist's watch

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grabs
• catches
• lands
• snatches
• seizes
• captures
• gets
• traps
• snags
• nails
• hooks
• nets
• bags
• collars
• snaps (up)
• raps
• snares
• grapples
• corrals
• takes hold (of)
• cops
• nabs
• gloves
• gloms
• grips
• corners
• clutches
• ropes
• grasps
• fists
• arrests
• holds
• latches (on or onto)
• clasps
• secures
• fastens (on)
• lassos
• apprehends
• bays
• enmeshes
• detains
• meshes
• kidnaps
• rends
• halters
• immeshes
• abducts
• entraps
• ensnares
• wrests
• entangles
• spirits (away or off)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• misses
• releases
• discharges
• frees
• drops
• liberates
• loosens
• unhands