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

Examples

• The rival team nobbled our car before the race.
• Someone had nobbled the voting machines.
• They nobbled the referee with a large bribe.
• The witness was nobbled before he could testify.
• Police nobbled the thief as he left the building.
• The horse was nobbled to prevent it from winning.