rob
[ rob ]
/ rɒb /
verb (used with object), robbed, rob·bing.
to take something from (someone) by unlawful force or threat of violence; steal from.
to deprive (someone) of some right or something legally due: They robbed her of her inheritance.
to plunder or rifle (a house, shop, etc.).
to deprive of something unjustly or injuriously: The team was robbed of a home run hitter when the umpire called it a foul ball. The shock robbed him of his speech.
Mining. to remove ore or coal from (a pillar).
verb (used without object), robbed, rob·bing.
to commit or practice robbery.
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Idioms for rob
rob Peter to pay Paul, to take something from one person or thing to pay one's debt or hypothetical debt to another, as to sacrifice one's health by overworking.
Origin of rob
First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English robben, from Old French robber, from Germanic; compare Old High German roubōn.See reave1
synonym study for rob
1. Rob, rifle, sack refer to seizing possessions that belong to others. Rob is the general word for taking possessions by unlawful force or violence: to rob a bank, a house, a train. A term with a more restricted meaning is rifle, to make a thorough search for what is valuable or worthwhile, usually within a small space: to rifle a safe. On the other hand, sack is a term for robbery on a huge scale during war; it suggests destruction accompanying pillage, and often includes the indiscriminate massacre of civilians: to sack a town or district.
OTHER WORDS FROM rob
un·robbed, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH rob
burglarize, mug, rip off, rob , stealDefinition for rob (2 of 2)
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British Dictionary definitions for rob
rob
/ (rɒb) /
verb robs, robbing or robbed
(tr) to take something from (someone) illegally, as by force or threat of violence
to plunder (a house, shop, etc)
(tr) to deprive unjustlyto be robbed of an opportunity
Derived forms of rob
robber, nounWord Origin for rob
C13: from Old French rober, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German roubōn to rob
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