nobbles
Fixes a race
Nobbles is the third-person singular form of nobble, British slang with several related meanings.
To nobble a racehorse is to tamper with it—drugging or injuring it to prevent winning.
By extension, to nobble someone is to influence them improperly, especially through bribery or intimidation: Someone nobbles the jury.
To nobble can also mean to grab or nab: The police nobbled him outside the pub.
Equine bred for speed
- dopingProhibited athletic drug use
- fixingRestoring proper function
- sabotageDeliberate disruption of operations
- tamperingImproper interference with something
disqualification · scratching · interference · bribery · corruption · lame · handicap · undermine
To obstruct movement
- obstructBlock or hinder passage
- thwartPrevent success of
- stymieTo obstruct or baffle
- blockSolid mass, or impede
hamper · restrain · inhibit · foil · frustrate · derail · hamstring · sabotage
racehorse
Equine bred for speed
- dopingProhibited athletic drug use
- fixingRestoring proper function
- sabotageDeliberate disruption of operations
tampering · disqualification · scratching · interference · bribery · corruption · lame · handicap · undermine · meddling
impede
To obstruct movement
block · hamper · restrain · inhibit · foil · frustrate · derail · hamstring · sabotage · undermine
sway
Rock back and forth
payoff · kickback · grease · buy off · fix · suborn · backhander · sweetener · inducement · persuade
pilfer
Sneak off with trifles
filch · snatch · pocket · lift · purloin · thieve · snag · nab