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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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1. a (1) : to take something away from by force : steal from. (2) : to take personal property from by violence or threat. b (1) : to remove valuables without right from (a place) (2) : to take the contents of (a receptacle) c. : to take away as loot : steal. rob jewelry. 2. a. : to deprive of something due, expected, or desired. b.
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 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.
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.
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 steal from someone or somewhere, often using violence: to rob a bank. Two tourists were robbed at gunpoint in the city centre last night. rob sb of sth. to take something important away from someone: The war had robbed them of their innocence.
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.
