nobble

v 1: deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"

[syn: {swindle}, {rook}, {diddle}, {bunco}, {defraud}, {mulct},

{gyp}, {con}]

2: make off with belongings of others [syn: {pilfer}, {cabbage},

{purloin}, {pinch}, {abstract}, {snarf}, {swipe}, {hook},

{sneak}, {filch}, {lift}]

3: of people [syn: {kidnap}, {abduct}, {snatch}]

4: disable by drugging, as of a race horse

gobble

1. To consume, usually used with "up". "The output

spy gobbles characters out of a {tty} output buffer."

2. To obtain, usually used with "down". "I guess I'll gobble

down a copy of the documentation tomorrow."

See also {snarf}.

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