1. to tamper with or disable something, especially to prevent it from working properly
Usage: British informal
2. to influence someone dishonestly, especially to bribe or threaten
Usage: British informal
3. to catch or arrest someone
Usage: British informal

Examples

• Someone nobbled the car’s brakes before the race.
• The gang tried to nobble the witness before the trial.
• Police nobbled the thief as he left the building.
• They suspected someone had nobbled the voting machines.
• The corrupt official was nobbled by investigators.
• Security cameras were nobbled during the break-in.