rob — ozdic

Collocations

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ADJ.

best, blind, calm, elder, free, local, lucky, mean

The blind rob man tapped his cane along the sidewalk every morning.

VERB + ROB

approaching, didn't, die, grow, named, plan, planning, taking

They didn't rob the store because the police arrived just in time.

ROB + NOUN

con, ford, grass, monster, outspoken, treasury, tv, you're

The outspoken critic didn't rob the treasury of its dignity when he voiced his concerns.

PREP.

down

A gang of thieves robbed down the street, hitting three stores in one night.

ADV.

furthermore

The store was robbed furthermore vandalized during last night's break-in.

Definitions

verb

1

To steal from, especially using force or violence.

He robbed three banks before he was caught.

2

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.

3

To deprive (of).

Working all day robs me of any energy to go out in the evening.

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.

4

To burgle.

Her house was robbed.

5

To steal.

That bloke robbed my phone!

noun

1

A syrup made of evaporating fruit juice over a fire, usually mixed with sugar or honey, and especially used for medicinal purposes.

[I]nſtead of Honey, Rob of Elder, Conſerve of Roſes, or Syrup of Violets; Glyſters, Pedilavia of emollient Decoctions with Nitre; or Elder, Vinegar, or Focus's of the ſame, applied with Sponges behind the Ears, to the Armpits, Groins, Hams, &c. or with Barley-water and a little Roſe-vinegar.

Also began to make wort from the malt and give it to such people as had symptoms of the scurvy; one of them indeed is highly scorbutick altho he has been taking of the rob for some time past without finding himself benefited therefrom […] .

name

1

A diminutive of the male given name Robert.

And in both cases, a man named Rob Monster – an outspoken born-again Christian and the CEO of a tech company called Epik – made pointed restorations, republishing much of the New Zealand content and putting Gab back online. All in the name, he said, of free speech.

2

A surname transferred from the given name, derived from Robert.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

verb — rip off

Antonyms

undercharge

Idioms & Phrases

rob the cradle

To marry or become romantically involved with a much younger person, especially one from a younger generation.

The actress, 31, also pooh-poohs the notion that she's robbing the cradle with Timberlake, 22.

rob Peter to pay Paul

To use resources that legitimately belong to or are needed by one party in order to satisfy a legitimate need of another party, especially within the same organization or group; to solve a problem in a way that makes another problem worse,

[I]t would be robbing Peter to pay Paul, for the government to pay a stamp-duty to itself.

Example Bank

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01

He robbed three banks before he was caught.

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02

The best way to rob a bank is to own one.

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03

I never robbed the soldiers of their pay.

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04

[I]nſtead of Honey, Rob of Elder, Conſerve of Roſes, or Syrup of Violets; Glyſters, Pedilavia of emollient Decoctions with Nitre; or Elder, Vinegar, or Focus's of the ſame, applied with Sponges behind

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05

Also began to make wort from the malt and give it to such people as had symptoms of the scurvy; one of them indeed is highly scorbutick altho he has been taking of the rob for some time past without f

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06

And in both cases, a man named Rob Monster – an outspoken born-again Christian and the CEO of a tech company called Epik – made pointed restorations, republishing much of the New Zealand content and p

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, rob is marked as figuratively, slang, UK. Watch for register when choosing this word.