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verb
- 1. take property unlawfully from (a person or place) by force or threat of force: "he tried, with three others, to rob a bank"
ROB meaning: 1. to take money or property illegally from a place, organization, or person, often using violence…. Learn more.
rob: 1 v take something away by force or without the consent of the owner “The burglars robbed him of all his money” Types: hold up , stick up rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat pick pilfer or rob mug rob at gunpoint or with the threat of violence Type of: steal take without the owner's consent v rip off; ask an unreasonable ...
SYNONYMS 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.
ROB meaning: 1. to steal from someone or somewhere, often using violence: 2. to take something important away…. Learn more.
rob somebody/something (of something) to steal money or property from a person or place to rob a bank; The tomb had been robbed of its treasures. The gang had robbed and killed the drugstore owner.
ROB meaning: 1 : to take money or property from (a person or a place) illegally and sometimes by using force, violence, or threats often + of sometimes used figuratively; 2 : to keep (someone) from getting something expected or wanted often + of
rob somebody/something (of something) to steal money or property from a person or place to rob a bank The tomb had been robbed of its treasures. The gang had robbed and killed the drugstore owner. Topic Collocations Crime committing a crime. commit a crime/a murder/a violent assault/a brutal killing/an armed robbery/fraud/perjury
