Definitions for robrɒb
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
robrɒb(v.)robbed, rob•bing.
(v.t.)to take something from (someone) by unlawful force or threat of violence; steal from.
Category: Common Vocabulary
to deprive 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 shock robbed him of speech.
(v.i.)to commit or practice robbery.
Origin of rob:
1175–1225; ME robben < OF robber < Gmc; cf. OHG roubōn. See reave1
Princeton's WordNet
rob(verb)
take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
"The burglars robbed him of all his money"
overcharge, soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, pluck, rob, hook(verb)
rip off; ask an unreasonable price
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
rob(verb)ɒb
to go into a place in order to steal
He went to jail for robbing a bank.
Wiktionary
rob(Verb)
To steal from, especially using force or violence.
He robbed three banks before he was caught.
rob(Verb)
To deprive (of).
Working all day robs me of any energy to go out in the evening.
rob(Verb)
To burgle.
rob(Verb)
To commit robbery.
rob(Verb)
To take possession of the ball, puck etc. from
Rob(ProperNoun)
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Rob(ProperNoun)
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Origin: robben, from rober, from (compare Dutch roven), from raubōnan (compare English reave). More at reave.
Webster Dictionary
Rob(noun)
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
Rob(verb)
to take (something) away from by force; to strip by stealing; to plunder; to pillage; to steal from
Rob(verb)
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
Rob(verb)
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
Rob(verb)
to take that which belongs to another, without right or permission, esp. by violence
Translations for rob
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- besteelAfrikaans
- يَسْلُب، يَنْهَبArabic
- ограбвамBulgarian
- roubarPortuguese (BR)
- vyloupit, okrástCzech
- ausraubenGerman
- røveDanish
- κλέβω, ληστεύωGreek
- robarSpanish
- röövimaEstonian
- دستبرد زدنFarsi
- varastaaFinnish
- voler, dévaliserFrench
- לִשדוֹדHebrew
- लूटनाHindi
- robiti, pljačkatiCroatian
- kirabolHungarian
- merampokIndonesian
- rænaIcelandic
- derubare, svaligiareItalian
- ～から盗むJapanese
- 훔치다Korean
- apiplėštiLithuanian
- aplaupītLatvian
- mencuriMalay
- nberovenDutch
- rane; plyndreNorwegian
- (o)kraść, (ob)rabowaćPolish
- دستبرد زدنPersian
- غلا کولPashto
- roubarPortuguese
- a jefui; a furaRomanian
- грабитьRussian
- vylúpiť, okradnúťSlovak
- (o)ropatiSlovenian
- opljačkatiSerbian
- rånaSwedish
- ปล้นThai
- soymakTurkish
- 搶劫Chinese (Trad.)
- грабувати; обкрадатиUkrainian
- لوٹناUrdu
- cướpVietnamese
- 抢劫，抢夺Chinese (Simp.)
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