Collar and Nobble

Collar

Collar verb - To take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly.
Usage example: she collared the boy before he could get into the cookie jar

Nobble and collar are semantically related (British) in British slang topic. In some cases you can use "Nobble" instead a verb "Collar".

Nearby Words: collared, collaring, collet, collaret

Nobble

Nobble verb - To take physical control or possession of (something) suddenly or forcibly.
Usage example: a London bobby nobbled the pickpocket just as he was about to make off with the tourist's watch
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Synonyms for Nobble

Collar and nobble are semantically related in snatch topic. Sometimes you can use "Collar" instead a verb "Nobble".
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