rob

[ rob ]

/ rɒb /

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verb (used with object), robbed, rob·bing.

to take something from (someone) by unlawful force or threat of violence; steal from.

to deprive (someone) 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 team was robbed of a home run hitter when the umpire called it a foul ball. The shock robbed him of his speech.

Mining. to remove ore or coal from (a pillar).

verb (used without object), robbed, rob·bing.

to commit or practice robbery.

Idioms for rob

rob Peter to pay Paul, to take something from one person or thing to pay one's debt or hypothetical debt to another, as to sacrifice one's health by overworking.

Origin of rob

First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English robben, from Old French robber, from Germanic; compare Old High German roubōn.See reave¹

SYNONYMS FOR rob

2 defraud, cheat.

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synonym study for rob

1. Rob, rifle, sack refer to seizing possessions that belong to others. Rob is the general word for taking possessions by unlawful force or violence: to rob a bank, a house, a train. A term with a more restricted meaning is rifle, to make a thorough search for what is valuable or worthwhile, usually within a small space: to rifle a safe. On the other hand, sack is a term for robbery on a huge scale during war; it suggests destruction accompanying pillage, and often includes the indiscriminate massacre of civilians: to sack a town or district.

OTHER WORDS FROM rob

un·robbed, adjective

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH rob

burglarize, mug, rip off, rob , steal

Words nearby rob

roar up, roast, roaster, roasting, roasting ear, rob, robalo, roband, Robbe-Grillet, Robben Island, robber

Definition for rob (2 of 2)

Rob

[ rob ]

/ rɒb /

noun

a male given name, form of Robert.

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Example sentences from the Web for rob

Suddenly robbed of her dinner plans, she seemed stumped for an alternative.
‘A curfew at nine o’clock is like closing restaurants’: For the French, the latest COVID measures cross a line|Vivienne Walt|October 15, 2020|Fortune
For example, facial recognition systems that were never properly regulated before being developed and deployed are now so widely used as to rob people of their privacy.
How democracies can claim back power in the digital world|Amy Nordrum|September 29, 2020|MIT Technology Review
He has been robbed of what could’ve been a new point in his life.
Docs, Witnesses Say Lax Procedures Fueled Virus Spread in Federal Jail|Maya Srikrishnan|September 28, 2020|Voice of San Diego
Palm oil expansion is also robbing orangutans, tigers, rhinos, and elephants of their natural habitats.
The Environmental Headache in Your Shampoo - Issue 90: Something Green|Anastasia Bendebury & Michael Shilo DeLay|September 16, 2020|Nautilus

Rob Marshall lets a sigh of relief erupt so loud it could be heard by giants in the sky.
Rob Marshall Defends ‘Into the Woods’|Kevin Fallon|December 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I was naive enough to assume that he would, at most, rob me.
How I Stopped My Rapist|Natasha Alexenko|November 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And then, the very next day, an email arrived from my English department: “Rob, were you expecting a letter from the Unabomber?!”
Was the Unabomber a Eugene O’Neill Fan?|Robert M. Dowling|November 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This would give his gang plenty of time to rob the bank and make their getaway.
The High Society Bank Robber of the 1800s|J. North Conway|October 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Senator Rob Portman of Ohio has put together a plan that would serve well as a blueprint.
What the GOP Will Do If It Wins Congress|Stuart Stevens|October 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It does not rob his joy of one rapture, but it keeps it from becoming careless.
The Expositor's Bible: The Psalms, Vol. 2|Alexander Maclaren
He soon demonstrates how valuable he is to the firm by detecting the bookkeeper in a bold attempt to rob his employers.
With the Swamp Fox|James Otis
Rob, did you see that puff of smoke coming out of the house then?
The Boy Scouts on Belgian Battlefields|Lieut. Howard Payson
We would not rob them, were it in our power to do so, of one jot or tittle of their rightful honor.
The Works of Whittier, Volume VII (of VII)|John Greenleaf Whittier
And then the continual effort to degrade the Mass, to rob it of its mystery and holy character—it's clever, it's subtle.
A Lost Cause|Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull

British Dictionary definitions for rob

rob

/ (rɒb) /

verb robs, robbing or robbed

(tr) to take something from (someone) illegally, as by force or threat of violence

to plunder (a house, shop, etc)

(tr) to deprive unjustlyto be robbed of an opportunity

Derived forms of rob

robber, noun

Word Origin for rob

C13: from Old French rober, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German roubōn to rob

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	rob
释义	rob [ rob ] / rɒb / SEE SYNONYMS FOR rob ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object), robbed, rob·bing. to take something from (someone) by unlawful force or threat of violence; steal from. to deprive (someone) 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 team was robbed of a home run hitter when the umpire called it a foul ball. The shock robbed him of his speech. Mining. to remove ore or coal from (a pillar). verb (used without object), robbed, rob·bing. to commit or practice robbery. Idioms for rob rob Peter to pay Paul, to take something from one person or thing to pay one's debt or hypothetical debt to another, as to sacrifice one's health by overworking. Origin of rob First recorded in 1175–1225; Middle English robben, from Old French robber, from Germanic; compare Old High German roubōn.See reave¹ SYNONYMS FOR rob 2 defraud, cheat. SEE SYNONYMS FOR rob ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for rob 1. Rob, rifle, sack refer to seizing possessions that belong to others. Rob is the general word for taking possessions by unlawful force or violence: to rob a bank, a house, a train. A term with a more restricted meaning is rifle, to make a thorough search for what is valuable or worthwhile, usually within a small space: to rifle a safe. On the other hand, sack is a term for robbery on a huge scale during war; it suggests destruction accompanying pillage, and often includes the indiscriminate massacre of civilians: to sack a town or district. OTHER WORDS FROM rob un·robbed, adjective WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH rob burglarize, mug, rip off, rob , steal Words nearby rob roar up, roast, roaster, roasting, roasting ear, rob, robalo, roband, Robbe-Grillet, Robben Island, robber Definition for rob (2 of 2) Rob [ rob ] / rɒb / noun a male given name, form of Robert. Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rob Suddenly robbed of her dinner plans, she seemed stumped for an alternative. ‘A curfew at nine o’clock is like closing restaurants’: For the French, the latest COVID measures cross a line\|Vivienne Walt\|October 15, 2020\|Fortune For example, facial recognition systems that were never properly regulated before being developed and deployed are now so widely used as to rob people of their privacy. How democracies can claim back power in the digital world\|Amy Nordrum\|September 29, 2020\|MIT Technology Review He has been robbed of what could’ve been a new point in his life. Docs, Witnesses Say Lax Procedures Fueled Virus Spread in Federal Jail\|Maya Srikrishnan\|September 28, 2020\|Voice of San Diego Palm oil expansion is also robbing orangutans, tigers, rhinos, and elephants of their natural habitats. The Environmental Headache in Your Shampoo - Issue 90: Something Green\|Anastasia Bendebury & Michael Shilo DeLay\|September 16, 2020\|Nautilus Rob Marshall lets a sigh of relief erupt so loud it could be heard by giants in the sky. Rob Marshall Defends ‘Into the Woods’\|Kevin Fallon\|December 9, 2014\|DAILY BEAST I was naive enough to assume that he would, at most, rob me. How I Stopped My Rapist\|Natasha Alexenko\|November 24, 2014\|DAILY BEAST And then, the very next day, an email arrived from my English department: “Rob, were you expecting a letter from the Unabomber?!” Was the Unabomber a Eugene O’Neill Fan?\|Robert M. Dowling\|November 6, 2014\|DAILY BEAST This would give his gang plenty of time to rob the bank and make their getaway. The High Society Bank Robber of the 1800s\|J. North Conway\|October 19, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Senator Rob Portman of Ohio has put together a plan that would serve well as a blueprint. What the GOP Will Do If It Wins Congress\|Stuart Stevens\|October 3, 2014\|DAILY BEAST It does not rob his joy of one rapture, but it keeps it from becoming careless. The Expositor's Bible: The Psalms, Vol. 2\|Alexander Maclaren He soon demonstrates how valuable he is to the firm by detecting the bookkeeper in a bold attempt to rob his employers. With the Swamp Fox\|James Otis Rob, did you see that puff of smoke coming out of the house then? The Boy Scouts on Belgian Battlefields\|Lieut. Howard Payson We would not rob them, were it in our power to do so, of one jot or tittle of their rightful honor. The Works of Whittier, Volume VII (of VII)\|John Greenleaf Whittier And then the continual effort to degrade the Mass, to rob it of its mystery and holy character—it's clever, it's subtle. A Lost Cause\|Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull British Dictionary definitions for rob rob / (rɒb) / verb robs, robbing or robbed (tr) to take something from (someone) illegally, as by force or threat of violence to plunder (a house, shop, etc) (tr) to deprive unjustlyto be robbed of an opportunity Derived forms of rob robber, noun Word Origin for rob C13: from Old French rober, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German roubōn to rob Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to rob bereave, raid, cheat, lose, plunder, mug, defraud, strip, divest, loot, hijack, ransack, break into, swipe, rifle, sack, appropriate, embezzle, abscond, thieve
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