rob
IPA: rˈɑb
noun
- A syrup made of evaporating fruit juice over a fire, usually mixed with sugar or honey, and especially used for medicinal purposes.
- A diminutive of the male given name Robert.
- (rare compared to the pet form) A surname transferred from the given name, derived from Robert.
- (photography) Region of background (in digital images).
verb
- (transitive) To steal from, especially using force or violence.
- (transitive) To deprive of, or withhold from, unjustly or injuriously; to defraud.
- (transitive, figuratively, used with "of") To deprive (of).
- (transitive, slang) To burgle.
- (transitive, UK, slang) To steal.
- (intransitive) To commit robbery.
- (sports) To take possession of the ball, puck etc. from.
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Examples of "rob" in Sentences
- The gunmen robbed the travelers.
- The bee fertilizes the flower it robs.
- The calcium must rob the third from the water.
- They robbed from the rich and give to the poor.
- Cummins was then robbed by the men of his belongings.
- Robbing involves a categorical dismissal of the other.
- The pickpocket is robbing the spectator who is bent over.
- Others attempt to rob the McCandles of the box in the hotel.
- The four go on to rob the protagonists of the previous film.
- The arsenal of the battalion was attacked and robbed in 1969.
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