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| hijack |
to detain and rob (a moving vehicle). [1/5 definitions] |
| hold up |
to rob (a place or person) using a gun. [1/5 definitions] |
| knock off |
(slang) to rob (a bank or other commercial establishment). [1/6 definitions] |
| mug |
to use physical force on or assault, usu. with the intent to rob, and usu. on the street or in some other public place. [1/4 definitions] |
| mugger |
one who physically assaults a person, esp. in a public place in order to rob. |
| rifle2 |
to search thoroughly in order to rob. |
| rifling2 |
the act or process of searching thoroughly in order to rob; plundering. |
| roll |
(slang) to rob (a helpless person such as a drunk). [1/32 definitions] |
| sack2 |
to rob of valuables after capturing; plunder; despoil. [1/3 definitions] |
| stick up |
(informal) to rob, esp. by threatening with a gun. [1/2 definitions] |
| thieve |
to take (the property of another) without right; steal; rob. [1/2 definitions] |
| turn over |
(informal) to rob (a place). [1/5 definitions] |
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