Usually means: Interfere with, tamper, or sabotage.
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We found 22 dictionaries that define the word nobble:

General (17 matching dictionaries)
  1. nobble: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. nobble: Merriam-Webster
  3. nobble: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. nobble: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  5. nobble: Collins English Dictionary
  6. nobble: Vocabulary.com
  7. Nobble, nobble: Wordnik
  8. nobble: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  9. nobble: Wiktionary
  10. nobble: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  11. nobble: Infoplease Dictionary
  12. nobble: Dictionary.com
  13. nobble: Rhymezone
  14. nobble: FreeDictionary.org
  15. nobble: Mnemonic Dictionary
  16. nobble: TheFreeDictionary.com

Computing (1 matching dictionary)
  1. nobble: Encyclopedia

Medicine (1 matching dictionary)
  1. nobble: Medical dictionary

Slang (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. nobble, nobble: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  2. nobble: English slang and colloquialisms used in the United Kingdom
  3. Nobble: Urban Dictionary

(Note: See nobbled as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (
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American English Definition British English Definition
verb:  (UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, slang) To injure or obstruct intentionally.
verb:  (UK, Ireland, slang) To gain influence over by corrupt means or intimidation.
verb:  (UK, Ireland, slang) To steal.
verb:  (transitive, slang) To tamper with (typically a racehorse or greyhound) in order to prevent it from winning a race.
noun:  (UK, slang) A deliberate act of injury or obstruction.

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