Definition: Meaning of, rob in English to English dictionary.
Pronunciation:/ rɒb /
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rob
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Third Person Singular
robbing
robs
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to steal money or property from a person, bank etc [↪ steal, burgle]
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rob Peter to pay Paul to take money away from someone or something that needs it in order to pay someone else or use it for something else
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rob somebody blindinformal to steal everything someone has
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I/we was robbed!British Englishspoken used when you think that you were beaten unfairly in a sport
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rob the cradleAmerican English to have a sexual relationship with someone who is a lot younger than you - used humorously [= cradle-snatch British English]
(1671-1734) a SCOTTish OUTLAW who lived mostly by stealing cows and making people pay for protection against thieves. He is the subject of a famous novel by Sir Walter SCOTT .