to rob
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1.2
- verb
- /rɑb/
:
robar
- Do you wanna rob a bank or something?
- rob a bank
- rob people
- beaten and robbed
I think maybe they might rob me or stab me or something.
- I think maybe they might rob me or stab me or something.
- And it's like, who the fuck is so stupid to rob Norris?
- Oh my goodness, did someone rob a bank and there's a plane?
- Why wouldn't I break down your house or rob you or try to take your car?
- So if you think about it, they were robbing me and.
- And what it does it just robs the people of their own sound.
- And that literally robs you of your aspirations.
- And he started jacking, robbing the different rave clicks.
- You learn how to rob Peter to pay Paul.
Examples
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She was scared when she realized someone was trying to rob her on the street.
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The plan was to rob this rich guy's estate.
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Technically, we got robbed in the train station.
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Why wouldn't I break down your house or rob you or try to take your car?
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So the four jacks all got together and they decided to rob a bank.
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They think I'm part of the plot to rob the bank.
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Late last night, one of the tribal casinos down in Mount Pleasant was robbed - two armed suspects wearing masks.
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The thieves planned to rob the jewelry store in the middle of the night.
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After the police arrived, they found out that the suspects had thought it was easy to rob the bank.
Synonyms
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3.4
To enter a place suddenly and steal things
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5.8
To attack someone in public and steal their things
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7.5
To steal valuable things from a building, usually by breaking in
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8.4
To rob a person or shop by threatening them with a weapon
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Etymology
Rob comes from an old Germanic word meaning 'to take by force' and is like the German word Raub meaning 'to steal'. You can see the same root in robber and robbery, and that is why to rob someone today is to take their things illegally, often using force.