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- 1. take property unlawfully from (a person or place) by force or threat of force: "he tried, with three others, to rob a bank" Similar
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to take money or property from a person or place illegally: Two men robbed the store last night. If someone is robbed of a quality, that quality is taken away: Elderly people should not be robbed of their dignity.
The meaning of ROB is to take something away from by force : steal from. How to use rob in a sentence. Can rob mean 'to steal'?: Usage Guide
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 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.
To rob is to steal something using violence (or the threat of violence). A criminal might rob a bank by pretending to have a weapon. Use the verb rob when you're talking about a crime — like when a bandit robs a train in the movies, or an outlaw robs the general store on TV.
Definition of rob verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. ( tr) to take something from (someone) illegally, as by force or threat of violence. 2. to plunder (a house, shop, etc) 3. ( tr) to deprive unjustly: to be robbed of an opportunity.
ROB definition: 1. to steal from someone or somewhere, often using violence: 2. to take something important away…. Learn more.
Rob definition: To take property from (a person) illegally by using or threatening to use violence or force; commit robbery upon.
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.
