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View usage for: (rɒb) Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense robs, present participle robbing, past tense, past participle robbed1. verbIf someone is robbed, they have money or property stolen from them. Mrs Yacoub was robbed of her £3,000 designer watch at her West London home. [be VERB-ed + of] Police said Stefanovski had robbed a man just hours earlier. [VERB noun] [Also VERB]Synonyms: steal from, hold up, rifle, mug [informal] More Synonyms of rob 2. verbIf someone is robbed of something that they deserve, have, or need, it is taken away from them. She was robbed of a carefree childhood. [be VERB-ed + of] I can't forgive Lewis for robbing me of a gold medal. [VERB noun + of] Synonyms: deprive, deny, strip, divest More Synonyms of rob More Synonyms of rob (rɒb) verbWord forms: robs, robbing or robbed1. (transitive) to take something from (someone) illegally, as by force or threat of violence 2. to plunder (a house, shop, etc) 3. (transitive) to deprive unjustly to be robbed of an opportunity Derived forms robber (ˈrobber) noun Word origin C13: from Old French rober, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German roubōn to rob (rɑb) verb transitiveWord forms: robbed or ˈrobbing1. a. Law to take personal property from unlawfully by using or threatening force and violence; commit robbery upon b. Popularly to steal something from in any way, as by embezzlement or burglary d. Rare to take by stealing or plundering 2. to deprive (someone) of something belonging or due, or take or withhold something from unjustly or injuriously the accident robbed him of health Derived forms robber (ˈrobber) noun Word origin ME robben < OFr rober < Gmc * raubon, akin to OHG roubon, OE reafian < IE * reup-: see rub More idioms containingrob rob the cradle rob Peter to pay Paul Examples of 'rob' in a sentencerob British English: rob / rɒb/ VERB If a person or place is robbed, money or property is stolen from them, often using force. He was arrested after robbing a bank. - American English: rob
- Arabic: يَسْلُبُ
- Brazilian Portuguese: roubar
- Chinese: 抢夺
- Croatian: opljačkati
- Czech: okrást
- Danish: røve
- Dutch: beroven
- European Spanish: atracar bancos
- Finnish: ryöstää
- French: dévaliser
- German: berauben
- Greek: κλέβω
- Italian: derubare
- Japanese: 奪う
- Korean: 빼앗다
- Norwegian: rane
- Polish: obrabować
- European Portuguese: roubar
- Romanian: a fura
- Russian: грабить
- Latin American Spanish: atracar
- Swedish: råna
- Thai: ปล้น
- Turkish: soymak
- Ukrainian: грабувати
- Vietnamese: cướp
Chinese translation of 'rob' vt - [person, house, bank]
抢(搶)劫 (qiǎngjié) to rob sb of sth 剥(剝)夺(奪)某人的某物 (bōduó mǒurén de mǒuwù)
see usage note steal Definition to take something from (a person or place) illegally Police said he had robbed a man hours earlier. Synonyms steal from hold up stiff (slang) A man who tried to rob a bank was sentenced yesterday. I was robbed by a used-car dealer. Synonyms dispossess rip off (slang) skin (slang) gyp (slang) Definition to deprive, esp. of something deserved I can't forgive her for robbing me of an Olympic gold. Additional synonymsDefinition to break into (a house, shop, etc.) I thought we had been burgled. Synonyms rob, raid, loot, steal from, plunder, ransackDefinition to defraud He cheated people out of their life savings. Synonyms deceive, skin (slang), trick, fool, take in (informal), con (informal), stiff (slang), sting (informal), mislead, rip off (slang), fleece, hoax, defraud, dupe, beguile, gull (archaic), do (informal), swindle, stitch up (slang), victimize, bamboozle (informal), hoodwink, double-cross (informal), diddle (informal), take for a ride (informal), bilk, pull a fast one on (informal), screw (informal), finagle (informal), cozen, scam (slang) Definition to swindle or defraud He claimed that the businessman had conned him out of his life savings. Synonyms swindle, trick, cheat, rip off (slang), sting (informal), kid (informal), skin (slang), stiff (slang), mislead, deceive, hoax, defraud, dupe, gull (archaic), rook (slang), humbug, bamboozle (informal), hoodwink, double-cross (informal), diddle (informal), take for a ride (informal), inveigle, do the dirty on (British, informal), bilk, sell a pup, pull a fast one on (informal), cozen, scam (slang) Additional synonymsDefinition to cheat out of money, property, or a right to do something He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud the government. Synonyms cheat, rob, con (informal), do (slang), skin (slang), stiff (slang), sting (informal), rip off (slang), fleece, swindle, stitch up (slang), rook (slang, old-fashioned), diddle (informal, old-fashioned), bilk (old-fashioned), gyp (slang, old-fashioned), pull a fast one on (informal), cozen (old-fashioned), scam (slang) Definition to plunder the modern day industry which has despoiled the town Synonyms plunder, destroy, strip, rob, devastate, wreck, rifle, deprive, loot, trash (slang), total (slang), ravage, dispossess, pillage, divest, denude, vandalize, wreak havoc upon Definition to deprive of a role, function, or quality They were divested of all their personal possessions. Synonyms deprive, strip, dispossess, despoil (formal) Definition to steal (money or goods) during war or riots Gangs began breaking windows and looting shops. Synonyms plunder, rob, raid, sack, rifle, ravage, ransack, pillage, despoil (formal) Definition to attack someone in order to rob them I was getting into my car when this guy tried to mug me. Synonyms attack, assault, beat up, rob, steam (informal), hold up, do over (British, Australian, New Zealand, slang), work over (slang), assail, lay into (informal), put the boot in (slang), duff up (British, slang), set about or upon, beat or knock seven bells out of (informal) Definition to steal property violently, often in war Soldiers went on a rampage, pillaging stores and shooting. Synonyms plunder, strip, sack, rob, raid, spoil (archaic), rifle, loot, ravage, ransack, despoil (formal), maraud, reive (dialect), depredate (rare), freeboot, spoliate Definition to seize (valuables or goods) from (a place) by force, usually in wartime They plundered and burned the town. Synonyms loot, strip, sack, rob, raid, devastate, spoil, rifle, ravage, ransack, pillage, despoil (formal) Definition to plunder or pillage Demonstrators ransacked and burned the house where he was staying. Synonyms plunder, raid, loot, pillage, strip, sack, gut, rifle, ravage, despoil (formal) Definition to steal and carry off The child rifled the till while her mother distracted the postmistress. Synonyms ransack, rob, burgle, loot, strip, sack, gut, plunder, pillage, despoil (formal) Definition to plunder and partially destroy (a town or city) Imperial troops sacked the French ambassador's residence in Rome. Synonyms plunder, loot, pillage, destroy, strip, rob, raid, ruin, devastate, spoil, rifle, demolish, ravage, lay waste, despoil (formal), maraud, depredate (rare) Additional synonymsDefinition to take something away from (someone) The government is slowly stripping us of our rights. Synonyms plunder, rob, loot, empty, sack, deprive, ransack, pillage, divest, denudeDefinition to cheat (someone) out of money He swindled investors out of millions of pounds. Synonyms cheat, do (slang), con, skin (slang), trick, stiff (slang), sting (informal), rip (someone) off (slang), deceive, fleece, defraud, dupe, overcharge, rook (slang), bamboozle (informal), diddle (old-fashioned), take (someone) for a ride (informal), put one over on (someone) (informal), pull a fast one (on someone) (informal), bilk (of), take to the cleaners (informal), sell a pup (to) (slang), cozen (rare), hornswoggle (slang), scam (slang) |