Definitions for ROB
rɒbrob

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. robverb

   take something away by force or without the consent of the owner

   "The burglars robbed him of all his money"

2. overcharge, soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, pluck, rob, hookverb

   rip off; ask an unreasonable price

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. robverb

   To steal from, especially using force or violence.

   He robbed three banks before he was caught.

2. robverb

   To deprive (of).

   Working all day robs me of any energy to go out in the evening.

3. robverb

   To burgle.

4. robverb

   To commit robbery.

5. robverb

   To take possession of the ball, puck etc. from

6. Robnoun

   A diminutive of the male given name Robert.

7. Robnoun

   A surname, derived from Robert.

8. Etymology: robben, from rober, from (compare Dutch roven), from raubōnan (compare English reave). More at reave.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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1. rob

   Rob is generally defined as the act of taking property unlawfully from a person or place by force or threat of force, often carried out in conjunction with violence or fear. It is considered a crime. Additionally, Rob can also be a shortened form of Robert, a male given name.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Robnoun

   the inspissated juice of ripe fruit, obtained by evaporation of the juice over a fire till it acquires the consistence of a sirup. It is sometimes mixed with honey or sugar

2. Robverb

   to take (something) away from by force; to strip by stealing; to plunder; to pillage; to steal from

3. Robverb

   to take the property of (any one) from his person, or in his presence, feloniously, and against his will, by violence or by putting him in fear

4. Robverb

   to deprive of, or withhold from, unjustly or injuriously; to defraud; as, to rob one of his rest, or of his good name; a tree robs the plants near it of sunlight

5. Robverb

   to take that which belongs to another, without right or permission, esp. by violence

6. Etymology: [OF. rober, of German origin; cf. OHG. roubn, G. rauben, and OHG. roub robbing, booty, G. raub. 114. See Reave,and cf. Robe.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Rob

   rob, v.t. to take away from by force or theft: to plunder: to steal: to deprive: (B.) to withhold what is due.—v.i. to commit robbery:—pr.p. rob′bing; pa.t. and pa.p. robbed.—ns. Rob′ber, one who robs; Rob′ber-coun′cil (Latrocinium Ephesinum), the council which met at Ephesus in August 449, under the presidency of Dioscurus, whose horde of fanatical monks by sheer violence carried the restoration of Eutyches—its resolutions were annulled at Chalcedon in 451; Rob′ber-crab, a hermit-crab; Rob′ber-fly, any dipterous insect of the family Asilidæ; Rob′ber-gull, the skua; Rob′bery, theft from the person, aggravated by violence or intimidation: plundering.—Robbing Peter to pay Paul, paying and repaying out of the same fund: taking what is due to one to pay another. [O. Fr. rober—Old High Ger. roubōn, Ger. rauben.]

2. Rob

   rob, n. the juice of ripe fruit mixed with honey or sugar. [Fr.,—Sp.,—Ar. robb, purified syrup of boiled fruit.]

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1. rob

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2. ROB

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. ROB

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Rob is ranked #40672 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Rob surname appeared 537 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Rob.
   
   43.9% or 236 total occurrences were White.
   28.6% or 154 total occurrences were Asian.
   18.8% or 101 total occurrences were Black.
   6.1% or 33 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.

Matched Categories

1. • Cheat
   • Steal

British National Corpus

1. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'ROB' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3049

2. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'ROB' in Verbs Frequency: #1109

Anagrams for ROB »

1. bor

2. bro

3. orb

How to pronounce ROB?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say ROB in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of ROB in Chaldean Numerology is: 2

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of ROB in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of ROB in a Sentence

1. Rick Fitzgerald:

   We believe Rob Sellers' pay is appropriate for the executive-level position he fills at U-M and it is in line with the salary of others with similar responsibilities, he is both a vice provost with duties well beyond diversity and the university's chief diversity officer.

2. Barronelle Stutzman:

   But when he came in to talk to me about his wedding, I just simply put my hands on his and told him I could not do it because my relationship with Jesus Christ, without any complaint Rob or [his partner], the attorney general of Washington sued me personally and corporately simply because I have a different viewpoint on marriage.

3. Francois Molins:

   He said that when he got on the train he had no terrorism plan ... in his statements, which I deem far-fetched, he said he planned to rob the passengers of their money, smash a window and then jump out.

4. John Gay:

   A fox may steal your hens, Sir, a whore your health and pence, Sir, your daughter rob your chest, Sir, your wife may steal your rest, Sir, a thief your goods and plate. But this is all but picking, with rest, pence, chest and chicken; it ever was decreed, Sir, if lawyer's hand is feed, Sir, he steals your whole estate.

5. Rob Lowe:

   I remember going into the bathroom, looking at myself in the mirror and my thought process was,' Rob Lowe need to drink directly from this bottle of Cuervo Gold so Rob Lowe can go to sleep, so Rob Lowe can wake up, so Rob Lowe can deal with this,' out of all the things that had gone on in my life, that was the thing where finally I went,' This is no way to live.' I went to rehab 48 hours later.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=ROB
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Rob
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=ROB
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ROB
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=ROB
7. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html