Rob Definition

rŏb

robbed, robbing, robs

verb

robbed, robbing, robs

To take personal property from unlawfully by using or threatening force and violence; commit robbery upon.

Webster's New World

To steal something from in any way, as by embezzlement or burglary.

Webster's New World

To steal (money or valuables).

Robbed money out of the till.

American Heritage

To plunder or rifle.

Webster's New World

To commit robbery.

Webster's New World

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noun

The inspissated juice of ripe fruit, obtained by evaporation of the juice over a fire until it reaches a syrupy consistency. It is sometimes mixed with honey or sugar.

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pronoun

A diminutive of the male given name Robert.

Wiktionary

(rare compared to the pet form) A surname, derived from Robert.

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idiom

rob Peter to pay Paul

American Heritage

rob (someone) blind

To rob in an unusually deceitful or thorough way:
robbed the old couple blind while employed as a companion.

American Heritage

rob the cradle

To have a romantic or sexual relationship with someone significantly younger than oneself.

American Heritage

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Rob

Middle English robben, from Anglo-Norman rober, robber, from Old Dutch *rōbōn (compare Dutch roven), from Proto-Germanic *raubōną (compare English reave). More at reave.

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French; compare Spanish rob, Italian rob, robbo, Portuguese robe, arrobe, and similar Arabic and Persian words.

From Wiktionary
Middle English robben from Old French rober of Germanic origin reup- in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition