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Meaning of rob in English

rob
verb [ T ]
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/rɒb/ us
/rɑːb/
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B1
to take money or property illegally from a place, organization, or person, often using violence:
The terrorists financed themselves by robbing banks.
My wallet's gone! I've been robbed!
They robbed the company of $2 million.
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
to steal something
  • stealI caught him trying to steal my bike.
  • takeSomeone took their car from outside the house.
  • shopliftHe was caught shoplifting by a security guard.
  • robHe robbed a bank.
  • burgleUK When she got home from work, she discovered that her house had been burgled.
  • pilferEmployees pilfering paper, pens, etc. can cost employers a lot.
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C2
If someone is robbed of something they deserve or want, it is taken away from them:
A last-minute injury robbed me of my place on the team.
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Grammar

Rob or steal?
Rob and steal both mean ‘take something from someone without permission’. …

Idiom

rob Peter to pay Paul
(Definition of rob from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

rob | American Dictionary

rob
verb [ T ]
us
/rɑb/
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to take money or property from a person or place illegally:
Two men robbed the store last night.
If someone is robbed of a quality, that quality is taken away:
Elderly people should not be robbed of their dignity.
(Definition of rob from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

rob | Business English

rob
verb [ T ]
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to take money or property illegally from a place, organization, or person:
The bank was robbed last year.
rob sb of sth They were robbed of their life insurance.
ROB
noun [ U ]
  MARKETING
uk
us
abbreviation for run of book
(Definition of rob from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of rob

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They are constantly at war with their neighbours, robbing and plundering each other, so that security is an unknown concept.
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Evidence of waylaying and robbing of tax collectors by criminals is hard to find.
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Those who refused would be robbed or ousted.
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Men hated these women for robbing them of their money, but still loved them.
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He argues that this will save the slogan only by robbing it of its teeth.
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On the other hand, plenty of commentators also lamented many customers' seemingly tireless attempts to defraud and rob shopkeepers.
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The renewed fighting has shattered years of negotiations, but more importantly, robbed its citizens of trusting the other side and of the peace process.
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It is our opinion that lying to clients about a terminal illness robs them of the opportunity to say goodbye and to address unfinished business.
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A pipe-maker was robbed of his muslin cravat, striped handkerchief, leather shoes and iron buckles.
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It was never our intent to undercut the primacy of the traditional great works or to rob eager young minds of contact with those works.
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His bank robbing enjoyed an authorizing environment comprised of many who felt no natural or abundant love for the state.
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Symonds' death robbed the project of a powerful figure; however, the greater part of the developmental work on the plywood was carried out after 1961.
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Such a defence succeeds only by robbing the axiom of its force.
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The necessity of keeping alliance options open has robbed the parties of their ability to make convincing ideological appeals.
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Sometimes bandits robbed the rich because they had more to be robbed.
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Translations of rob

in Chinese (Traditional)
搶劫，掠奪, 盜取, 使喪失…
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抢劫，掠夺, 盗取, 使丧失…
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robar, atracar…
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assaltar, roubar…
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लुटणे, दरोडा घालणे…
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～から盗む, 強奪する, 力ずくで奪う…
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soymak, zorla soymak, soyup soğana çevirmek…
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voler, dévaliser, priver de…
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ஒரு இடம், அமைப்பு அல்லது நபரிடமிருந்து சட்டவிரோதமாக பணம் அல்லது சொத்தை எடுக்க, பெரும்பாலும் வன்முறையைப் பயன்படுத்தி…
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(हिंसा का प्रयोग करके पैसे या संपत्ति) लूटना…
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røve, fratage…
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råna, beröva…
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mencuri, mengambil…
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ausrauben, berauben…
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rane, stjele, plyndre…
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ڈاکہ ڈالنا, جبراً چھیننا, لوٹنا…
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грабувати, обкрадати, відбирати…
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грабить…
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తరచుగా హింసను ఉపయోగించి స్థలం, సంస్థ లేదా వ్యక్తి నుండి డబ్బు లేదా ఆస్తిని అక్రమంగా తీసుకొను…
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يَسْطو عَلى, يَسْرِق…
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ডাকাতি করা…
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ปล้น, ขโมยจาก…
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cướp, cướp đi, lấy đi…
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okradać, obrabować, (o)kraść…
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도둑질하다, 강도질하다…
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derubare, rapinare, svaligiare…
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