NOBBLE
\nˈɒbə͡l], \nˈɒbəl], \n_ˈɒ_b_əl]\
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deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change"
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disable by drugging; "nobble the race horses"
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take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom; "The industrialist's son was kidnapped"
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