rob en · VERB · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ɾɔb/ (Scotland)
- /ɾɒb/ (Wales)
- /ɹɒb/ (New-Zealand)
- /ɹɒb/ (Northern-England, Received-Pronunciation)
- [ɹɔ̟b] ~ [ɹɞ̠b] (New-Zealand)
- /ɹɔb/ (Australia, British, Southern, Standard)
- rŏb
- /ɹɑb/ (US)
- (Australia) audio
- (US) audio
Etymology
From Middle English robben, from Anglo-Norman robber, from Late Latin raubāre, from Frankish *raubōn (compare Dutch roven) and Old High German roubōn, raubōn (“to rob, steal, plunder”), from Proto-Germanic *raubōną. Doublet of reave.
Meanings
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(transitive) To steal from, especially using force or violence.
He robbed three banks before he was caught.
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(transitive) To deprive of, or withhold from, unjustly or injuriously; to defraud.
The best way to rob a bank is to own one.
I never robbed the soldiers of their pay.
1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Sixt, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies. […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene v]:
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(figuratively, transitive, used with "of") To deprive (of).
Little disappointed, then, she turned attention to "Chat of the Social World," gossip which exercised potent fascination upon the girl's intelligence. She devoured with more avidity than she had her food those pretentiously phrased chronicles of the snobocracy—[…]—distilling therefrom an acid envy that robbed her napoleon of all its flavor.
1914 November, Louis Joseph Vance, “An Outsider […]”, in Munsey’s Magazine, volume LIII, number II, New York, N.Y.: The Frank A[ndrew] Munsey Company, […], published 1915, →OCLC, chapter I (Anarchy), page 373, column 2:The railway is still vital to Jordan's export trade, but in spite of the poor quality of the road, diesel lorries are gradually robbing it of freight traffic, and anyone who can afford to fly does so rather than face the long desert journey by rail.
1956 March, R. C. Blaker, “The Hedjaz Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 167:Working all day robs me of any energy to go out in the evening.
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(slang, transitive) To burgle.
Her house was robbed.
2008 September 4, National Public Radio, All Things Considered:
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(UK, slang, transitive) To steal.
That bloke robbed my phone!
- (intransitive) To commit robbery.
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To take possession of the ball, puck etc. from.
Kevin Mirallas then robbed Bacary Sagna to run into the area and draw another save from Szczesny as the Gunners held on to lead at the break.
2011 September 28, Tom Rostance, “Arsenal 2-1 Olympiakos”, in BBC Sport:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| robbing | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| robbed | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| robbed | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| robs | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
Deriveds
rob blind · unrobbed · flash rob · who's robbing this coach · Robmanian · graverobbed · rob someone blind · on the rob · rob the cradle · robbery · rob-dog · robber · robbable · berob · rob Peter to pay Paul · torob · like robbing a baby · rob out
Relateds
reave · bereave · rubble · rubbish · rip
Translations (134)
bg грабя (to steal from, using violence) · fa ربودن (to steal from, using violence) · izh rööstää (to commit robbery) · ca atracar (to steal from, using violence) · es robar (to deprive of) · da begå røveri (to commit robbery) · el διαρρηγνύω (to burgle) · lt apiplėšti (to steal from, using violence) · bcl habas (to steal from, using violence) · pt assaltar (to steal from, using violence) · fr voler (to deprive of) · txb kärk- (to steal from, using violence) · de rauben (to steal from, using violence) · ja 奪う (to commit robbery) · da bestjæle (to deprive of) · cmn 搶劫 /抢劫 (to steal from, using violence) · cs oloupit (to steal from, using violence) · da stjæle (to burgle) · sv beröva (to deprive of) · da berøve (to deprive of) · izh rööstää (to steal from, using violence) · el ληστεύω (to steal from, using violence) · qu ch'aspay (to steal from, using violence) · ru гра́бить (to commit robbery) · fi ryöstää (to deprive of) · pt roubar (to deprive of) · ru лиша́ть (to deprive of) · uk грабува́ти (to steal from, using violence) · got 𐌱𐌹𐍂𐌰𐌿𐌱𐍉𐌽 (to steal from, using violence) · ota خرسزلامق (to steal from, using violence) · it privare (to deprive of) · ja 奪い取る (to deprive of) · id rampok (to steal from, using violence) · hy կողոպտել (to commit robbery) · ru огра́бить (to commit robbery) · qu suway (to steal from, using violence) · es robar (to steal from, using violence) · nl bestelen (to steal from, using violence) · el κλέβω (to steal from, using violence) · bcl habon (to steal from, using violence) · vi trộm (to commit robbery) · cs vyloupit (to steal from, using violence) · ja 奪い取る (to burgle) · hy կողոպտել (to steal from, using violence) · ms rompak (to steal from, using violence) · arz سرق (to steal from, using violence) · pl pozbawić (to deprive of) · oc raubar (to steal from, using violence) · it saccheggiare (to steal from, using violence) · hu betör (to burgle) · fr voler (to steal from, using violence) · da røve (to steal from, using violence) · ja 略奪する (to commit robbery) · ro fura (to deprive of) · ar نَهَب (to steal from, using violence) · ota چالمق (to steal from, using violence) · lb beluxen (to steal from, using violence) · es robar (to commit robbery) · ang rēafian (to steal from, using violence) · lt grobti (to steal from, using violence) · om saamuu (to steal from, using violence) · he גָּזַל (to deprive of) · az çapmaq (to steal from, using violence) · ota چالمق (to burgle) · el αποστερώ (to deprive of) · pl obłupić (to steal from, using violence) · ru огра́бить (to steal from, using violence) · ja 奪う (to deprive of) · be рабава́ць (to steal from, using violence) · nl beroven (to steal from, using violence) · cmn 抢 (to steal from, using violence) · ar سَلَب (to steal from, using violence) · nb røve (to steal from, using violence) · ota خرسزلامق (to burgle) · vi cướp (to commit robbery) · az soymaq (to steal from, using violence) · el ληστεύω (to commit robbery) · pl ograbić (to steal from, using violence) · fi ryöstää (to steal from, using violence) · la latrocinor (to steal from, using violence) · es robar (to burgle) · nn røve (to steal from, using violence) · hy կողոպտել (to burgle) · pl grabić (to steal from, using violence) · vi cướp (to steal from, using violence) · sv röva (to commit robbery) · grc λῃστεύω (to steal from, using violence) · mba takawan (to steal from, using violence) · ja 強奪する (to steal from, using violence) · da røve (to commit robbery) · ja 盗む (to steal from, using violence) · az talamaq (to steal from, using violence) · nn rane (to steal from, using violence) · bg лишавам от (to deprive of) · ky талоо (to steal from, using violence) · fi ryöstää (to commit robbery) · sv råna (to commit robbery) · ru гра́бить (to steal from, using violence) · sv råna (to steal from, using violence) · lt plėšti (to steal from, using violence) · gd creach (to steal from, using violence) · ga slad (to steal from, using violence) · fr cambrioler (to steal from, using violence) · fr cambrioler (to commit robbery) · ga creach (to steal from, using violence) · ja 奪う (to burgle) · cs loupit (to steal from, using violence) · jv rampok (to steal from, using violence) · kw ladra (to steal from, using violence) · ar سطا (to burgle) · eo rabi (to steal from, using violence) · pl obrabować (to steal from, using violence) · it rapinare (to steal from, using violence) · ca robar (to steal from, using violence) · hu rabol (to steal from, using violence) · ja 略奪する (to burgle) · ja 奪い取る (to commit robbery) · ja 略奪する (to steal from, using violence) · bg извършвам кражба (to commit robbery) · vi đột nhập (to burgle) · be абрабава́ць (to steal from, using violence) · it rubare (to deprive of) · gd creach (to commit robbery) · pt assaltar (to commit robbery) · ja 奪う (to steal from, using violence) · da tyvstjæle (to burgle) · az yarmaq (to steal from, using violence) · pt roubar (to burgle) · ta கொள்ளையடி (to steal from, using violence) · ru лиши́ть (to deprive of) · nb rane (to steal from, using violence) · eo ŝteli (to steal from, using violence) · hu kirabol (to steal from, using violence) · he שָׁדַד (to steal from, using violence)