rob

Formsrobs, robbing, robbed

1. 1
   verbtransitive

   To take money or things from a person or place, often by using force.

   Like a thief grabbing your bag and running off with it.

   Two men tried to rob the corner store last night.

   They robbed an elderly woman on her way home.

   Similarraid, mug, loot, plunder

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2. 2
   verbintransitive

   To break the law by taking other people's things, often by force.

   Like choosing to take what isn't yours instead of earning it.

   He began to rob just to pay for food.

   They robbed again and again until the police stopped them.

   Similarsteal, plunder

3. 3
   verbtransitive

   To unfairly take something from someone that they should rightly have.

   Like someone quietly taking money you earned out of your pocket.

   The dishonest manager robbed his workers of their fair pay.

   People worried the new rules would rob families of their savings.

   Similardefraud, cheat, swindle, deprive, fleece

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4. 4
   verbfigurativelytransitive

   To take away something good from someone, such as a chance or a feeling.

   Like a thief stealing not your money but your happiness.

   The long illness robbed her of her energy.

   Don't let fear rob you of your dreams.

   Similardeprive, strip

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5. 5
   verbtransitive

   To take the ball or puck away from another player during a game.

   Like quickly grabbing a toy from someone before they can run off with it.

   She robbed the striker just before he could shoot.

   A quick defender can rob you of the ball in seconds.

   Similartackle, dispossess, strip

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6. 6
   verbslangtransitive

   To break into a building and steal things from it.

   Like a thief sneaking into an empty house to take what's inside.

   Someone robbed our house while we were away.

   They planned to rob the empty office over the weekend.

   Similarburgle, burglarize, ransack

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7. 7
   verbslangUKtransitive

   To take a thing that belongs to someone else.

   Someone robbed my bike from outside the shop.

   Did you rob my phone charger again? It was right here on my desk.

   Similarsteal, swipe, nick, pinch

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8. 8
   noununcountable

   A thick, sweet syrup made by boiling down fruit juice, often taken as medicine.

   Like jam, but thinner and made to be taken as a medicine.

   The old recipe book explained how to make rob from ripe mulberries.

   She gave the children a spoonful of rob to soothe their coughs.

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