rob

[US]/rɒb/
[UK]/rɑːb/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. to steal from (someone) by force or violence; to deprive (someone) of something by unlawful means

vi. to commit robbery; to plunder

Phrases & Collocations

rob a bank

rob someone's wallet

robbery in progress

Example Sentences

scotch a plot to rob a bank

They are plotting to rob a bank.

robes of office (=official robes)

robes inwrought with gold.

a circle of robed figures.

He robes himself in moonlight.

Snow robing fields and gardens.

Rob is a nickname of Robert.

They devised a plan to rob a bank.

They were scheming to rob the bank.

he tried, with three others, to rob a bank.

I went into the vestry and robed for the Mass.

his robes were splendid.

Two men formed a plot to rob the bank.

The police frustrated the bandits' attempt to rob the bank.

A wise fox will never rob his neighbour's henroost.

a parasite that robs a tree of its sap.

Real-world Examples

The driver told me he was once robbed at knifepoint by a hitchhiker.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 1

Robbing and murdering each other without consequence.

Source: Rick and Morty Season 2 (Bilingual)

Cabrera has been robbed several times there.

Source: VOA Special December 2022 Collection

So I thought the bank was being robbed.

Source: TV series Person of Interest Season 2

A band of thieves has been robbing the neighborhood.

Source: New Concept English: Vocabulary On-the-Go, Book Three.

The illicit economy robs legitimate markets by undercutting legitimate businesses.

Source: VOA Standard Speed Collection December 2016

Family men shouldn't be robbing jewelry stores, Aaron.

Source: English little tyrant

The bank tellers conspired to rob the bank.

Source: IELTS Vocabulary: Category Recognition

And the spider doesn't rob the pitcher of everything.

Source: BBC documentary "Our Planet"

I figured he pulled up stakes after he robbed the store.

Source: Sherlock Holmes: The Basic Deduction Method Season 2

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