What does Rob mean?
Definitions for Rob
rɒbrob
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word Rob.
Princeton's WordNet
robverb
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, hookverb
rip off; ask an unreasonable price
Wiktionary
robverb
To steal from, especially using force or violence.
He robbed three banks before he was caught.
robverb
To deprive (of).
Working all day robs me of any energy to go out in the evening.
robverb
To burgle.
robverb
To commit robbery.
robverb
To take possession of the ball, puck etc. from
Robnoun
A diminutive of the male given name Robert.
Robnoun
A surname, derived from Robert.
Etymology: robben, from rober, from (compare Dutch roven), from raubōnan (compare English reave). More at reave.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Webster Dictionary
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
Robverb
to take (something) away from by force; to strip by stealing; to plunder; to pillage; to steal from
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
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
Robverb
to take that which belongs to another, without right or permission, esp. by violence
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 Dictionary
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.]
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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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
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.
British National Corpus
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Rob' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3049
Verbs Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'Rob' in Verbs Frequency: #1109
Anagrams for Rob »
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of Rob in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of Rob in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
Examples of Rob in a Sentence
It's not the burdens of everyday that drive men mad. It is the regret of yesterday and the fear of tomorrow. Regret and fear are twin thieves that rob us of today.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expressed Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau sympathy to the Humboldt community in a tweet, saying Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was unable to imagine what the team's parents must be going through. Humboldt Mayor Rob Muenchtold CBC Rob Muenchtold was devastated. Humboldt Mayor Rob Muenchtold CBC's going to hit the community hard, humboldt Mayor Rob Muenchtold CBC's not a good day for Humboldt. Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe tweeted that there were no words to describe the loss. To the City of Humboldt, the entire Humboldt Broncos organization, and the families impacted by this tragedy, please know Nick Shumlanski are in Saskatchewan's hearts, Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe wrote.
Many people were kind of surprised that this would be the first [ country ] that we went to but it's a huge opportunity, it's clear the younger consumer with higher disposable income is paying for experiences much more than they are for products today — that's what we see in the Blade CEO Rob Wiesenthal and we're seeing many of the same signals in India.
The general rule was if they're not where they're supposed to be, you'd have to call Rob( or a manager).
Fools wearing masks can't see that covid vaccines are being given only to lower middle class people to rob money from them ,but not to any politicians. Media continue to fool public through fake news.
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- سلب, نهبArabic
- okrástCzech
- begå røveri, stjæle, røve, bestjæle, berøve, tyvstjæleDanish
- raubenGerman
- αποστερώ, κλέβω, διαρρηγνύω, ληστεύωGreek
- asaltar, quitar, privar, robarSpanish
- غارت, ربودنPersian
- ryöstää, ryFinnish
- voler, cambriolerFrench
- creachScottish Gaelic
- लूटनाHindi
- rabol, kirabol, betörHungarian
- կողոպտելArmenian
- rampokIndonesian
- rapinareItalian
- לִשְׁדוֹדHebrew
- 奪い取る, 盗む, 奪います, 略奪, 奪うJapanese
- 롭Korean
- RobLatin
- beluxenLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- beroven, bestelenDutch
- raneNorwegian
- raubarOccitan
- obrabowaćPolish
- roubar, assaltarPortuguese
- ch'aspay, suwayQuechua
- fura, răpiRomanian
- грабить, лишить, ограбить, лишатьRussian
- beröva, röva, rånaSwedish
- திருடTamil
- ปล้นThai
- soymakTurkish
- грабуватиUkrainian
- روبUrdu
- cướpVietnamese
- באַגאַזלענעןYiddish
- 抢Chinese
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