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1. (v.t.) rob
to take something from (someone) by unlawful force or threat of violence; steal from.
2. rob
to deprive of some right or something legally due:
They robbed her of her inheritance.
3. rob
to plunder or rifle (a house, shop, etc.).
4. rob
to deprive of something unjustly or injuriously:
The shock robbed him of speech.
5. (v.i.) rob
to commit or practice robbery.
Etymology: (1885–90; < Pg)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (verb) rob
take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
"The burglars robbed him of all his money"
2. (verb) overcharge, soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, pluck, rob, hook
rip off; ask an unreasonable price
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1. (verb) rob
to go into a place in order to steal
He went to jail for robbing a bank.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) rob
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. (verb) rob
to take (something) away from by force; to strip by stealing; to plunder; to pillage; to steal from
3. (verb) rob
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. (verb) rob
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. (verb) rob
to take that which belongs to another, without right or permission, esp. by violence
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Sense: to steal from (a person, place etc)
He robbed a bank / an old lady; I've been robbed!
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 Afrikaans: besteel |
 Arabic: يَسْلُب، يَنْهَب |
 Bulgarian: ограбвам |
 Brazilian: roubar |
 Czech: vyloupit, okrást |
 German: ausrauben |
 Danish: røve |
 Greek: κλέβω, ληστεύω |
 Spanish: robar |
 Estonian: röövima |
 Farsi: دستبرد زدن |
 Finnish: varastaa |
 French: voler, dévaliser |
 Hebrew: לִשדוֹד |
 Hindi: लूटना |
 Croatian: robiti, pljačkati |
 Hungarian: kirabol |
 Indonesian: merampok |
 Icelandic: ræna |
 Italian: derubare, svaligiare |
 Japanese: ～から盗む |
 Korean: 훔치다 |
 Lithuanian: apiplėšti |
 Latvian: aplaupīt |
 Malay: mencuri |
 Dutch: nberoven |
 Norwegian: rane; plyndre |
 Polish: (o)kraść, (ob)rabować |
 Persian: دستبرد زدن |
 Pashto: غلا کول |
 Portuguese: roubar |
 Romanian: a jefui; a fura |
 Russian: грабить |
 Slovak: vylúpiť, okradnúť |
 Slovenian: (o)ropati |
 Serbian: opljačkati |
 Swedish: råna |
 Thai: ปล้น |
 Turkish: soymak |
 Taiwanese: 搶劫 |
 Ukrainian: грабувати; обкрадати |
 Urdu: لوٹنا |
 Vietnamese: cướp |
 Chinese: 抢劫，抢夺 |
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