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rob
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- pronunciation:
- rab
- parts of speech:
- transitive verb, intransitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Note, Word Builder, Word Explorer
part of speech: |
transitive verb |
inflections: |
robs, robbing, robbed |
definition 1: |
to steal money or property from unlawfully and with the use or threat of force.
Someone robbed the bank last night.The outlaws robbed the passengers on the train.- synonyms:
- rip off, stick up
- similar words:
- burglarize, burgle, mug, plunder, raid, roll
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definition 2: |
to deprive unjustly or harmfully of something.
Anxiety robbed her of sleep.He believed his brother had robbed him of his inheritance.- synonyms:
- cheat
- antonyms:
- enrich
- similar words:
- bilk, deprive
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definition 3: |
to take by stealing or plundering.
They robbed the silver and anything else of value they could find in the old house.- synonyms:
- loot, plunder, steal, swipe
- similar words:
- cop, filch, lift, pilfer, pirate, pocket, purloin, raid, thieve
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related words: |
appropriate, despoil, gyp, loot, pick, sack, steal, strip |
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part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
definition: |
to engage in robbing or the practice of robbing; steal.
- synonyms:
- plunder, steal, thieve
- similar words:
- loot, pirate, purloin, reave
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related words: |
break in, raid, score |
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derivation: |
robber (n.) |
rob or steal?
Both rob and steal have to do with taking something in a way that is against the law. Rob emphasizes the person or place from which something is taken. Steal emphasizes the thing that was taken. You rob someone of something, but you steal something from someone. Compare: - Someone robbed the store! They stole all the money!
- Someone robbed John of his wallet. John was robbed.
- Someone stole a wallet from John. The wallet was stolen.
Word Builder: rob +
- robber:
a person who robs.
- robbery:
the crime of robbing.
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