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R0268900 (rŏb)v. robbed, rob·bing, robs v.tr.1. a. Law To take property from (a person) illegally by using or threatening to use violence or force; commit robbery upon.b. To steal something from (a place, vehicle, or institution, for example): Bandits robbed the train.c. To steal (money or valuables): robbed money out of the till.2. a. To deprive unjustly of something belonging to, desired by, or legally due (someone): robbed her of her professional standing.b. To deprive of something injuriously: a parasite that robs a tree of its sap.v.intr. To engage in or commit robbery.Idioms: rob Peter to pay Paul To incur a debt in order to pay off another debt. rob (someone) blind To rob in an unusually deceitful or thorough way: robbed the old couple blind while employed as a companion. rob the cradle Informal To have a romantic or sexual relationship with someone significantly younger than oneself.

[Middle English robben, from Old French rober, of Germanic origin; see reup- in Indo-European roots.]

rob′ber n.

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(rɒb) vb, robs, robbing or robbed1. (tr) to take something from (someone) illegally, as by force or threat of violence2. to plunder (a house, shop, etc)3. (tr) to deprive unjustly: to be robbed of an opportunity. [C13: from Old French rober, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German roubōn to rob] ˈrobber n

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v. robbed, rob•bing. v.t. 1. to take something from (someone) by unlawful force or threat of violence; steal from. 2. to deprive of some right or something legally due: They robbed her of her inheritance. 3. to plunder or rifle (a house, shop, etc.). 4. to deprive of something unjustly or injuriously: The shock robbed him of speech. v.i. 5. to commit or practice robbery. [1175–1225; Middle English robben < Old French robber < Germanic; compare Old High German roubōn. See reave¹]

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bribe - From Old French, it was originally a piece of bread given to beggars; the original sense of bribe is "extort, rob."
clip joint - Based on clip, meaning "swindle, rob."
pilfer - Originally, pilfering was a serious matter, synonymous with plundering, but it came to mean "stealing small things"; its source was Anglo-Norman pelfrer, "plunder, rob."
plunder - Etymologically, it means "rob of household goods," from Dutch plunde/plunne, "household goods."

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steal">steal1. 'rob'

The verb rob is often used in stories and newspaper reports.

If someone takes something that belongs to you without intending to return it, you can say that they rob you of it.

Pirates boarded the ships and robbed the crew of money and valuables.The two men were robbed of more than £700.

If something that belongs to you has been stolen, you can say that you have been robbed.

He was robbed on his way home.

If someone takes several things from a building without intending to return them, you say that they rob the building.

He told the police he robbed the bank to buy a car.2. 'steal'

When someone takes something without intending to return it, you do not say that they 'rob' it. You say that they steal it.

His first offence was stealing a car.See steal

rob

Past participle: robbed
Gerund: robbing

Imperative
rob
rob

Present
I rob
you rob
he/she/it robs
we rob
you rob
they rob

Preterite
I robbed
you robbed
he/she/it robbed
we robbed
you robbed
they robbed

Present Continuous
I am robbing
you are robbing
he/she/it is robbing
we are robbing
you are robbing
they are robbing

Present Perfect
I have robbed
you have robbed
he/she/it has robbed
we have robbed
you have robbed
they have robbed

Past Continuous
I was robbing
you were robbing
he/she/it was robbing
we were robbing
you were robbing
they were robbing

Past Perfect
I had robbed
you had robbed
he/she/it had robbed
we had robbed
you had robbed
they had robbed

Future
I will rob
you will rob
he/she/it will rob
we will rob
you will rob
they will rob

Future Perfect
I will have robbed
you will have robbed
he/she/it will have robbed
we will have robbed
you will have robbed
they will have robbed

Future Continuous
I will be robbing
you will be robbing
he/she/it will be robbing
we will be robbing
you will be robbing
they will be robbing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been robbing
you have been robbing
he/she/it has been robbing
we have been robbing
you have been robbing
they have been robbing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been robbing
you will have been robbing
he/she/it will have been robbing
we will have been robbing
you will have been robbing
they will have been robbing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been robbing
you had been robbing
he/she/it had been robbing
we had been robbing
you had been robbing
they had been robbing

Conditional
I would rob
you would rob
he/she/it would rob
we would rob
you would rob
they would rob

Past Conditional
I would have robbed
you would have robbed
he/she/it would have robbed
we would have robbed
you would have robbed
they would have robbed

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	rob - take something away by force or without the consent of the owner; "The burglars robbed him of all his money"stick up, hold up - rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threatpick - pilfer or rob; "pick pockets"steal - take without the owner's consent; "Someone stole my wallet on the train"; "This author stole entire paragraphs from my dissertation"
	2.	rob - rip off; ask an unreasonable pricefleece, gazump, overcharge, plume, soak, surcharge, hook, pluckextort, gouge, wring, rack, squeeze - obtain by coercion or intimidation; "They extorted money from the executive by threatening to reveal his past to the company boss"; "They squeezed money from the owner of the business by threatening him"cheat, rip off, chisel - deprive somebody of something by deceit; "The con-man beat me out of $50"; "This salesman ripped us off!"; "we were cheated by their clever-sounding scheme"; "They chiseled me out of my money"

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verb1. steal from, hold up, rifle, mug (informal), stiff (slang) Police said he had robbed a man hours earlier.2. raid, hold up, break into, sack, loot, plunder, burgle, ransack, pillage A man who tried to rob a bank was sentenced yesterday.3. dispossess, con (informal), rip off, skin (slang), cheat (slang), defraud, swindle, despoil, gyp (slang) I was robbed by a used-car dealer.4. deprive, deny, strip, divest, do out of (informal) I can't forgive him for robbing me of an Olympic gold.

rob

verb1. To take property or possessions from (a person or company, for example) unlawfully and usually forcibly:hold up, stick up.Slang: heist, knock off.2. To take or keep something away from:deprive, dispossess, divest, strip.

Translations

抢夺使丧失剥夺抢劫

rob

(rob) – past tense, past participle robbed – verb1. to steal from (a person, place etc). He robbed a bank / an old lady; I've been robbed! 抢劫，抢夺 2. (with of) to take (something) away from; to deprive of. An accident robbed him of his sight at the age of 21. 剥夺，使丧失 ˈrobber nounThe bank robbers got away with nearly $50,000. 盗贼，强盗 ˈrobbery – plural ˈrobberies – noun the act of robbing. Robbery is a serious crime; He was charged with four robberies.抢劫

to rob a bank or a person; to steal a watch, pencil, money etc.

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rob the till

To steal the earnings of a shop or restaurant from out of its cash register. Just remember, this place has insurance, so if anyone comes in with a gun looking to rob the till, you don't offer up any resistance, OK? I hear Janet was fired from her last job for robbing the till.See also: rob, till

rob Peter to pay Paul

To borrow or take money from one person or source to fund or repay the debt of another. Mr. Hardy's law firm has fallen into arrears of late, and he's been robbing Peter to pay Paul just to keep the business afloat. Never use a credit card to pay a debt—that's just robbing Peter to pay Paul!See also: Paul, pay, peter, rob

be robbing Peter to pay Paul

1. To be borrowing or taking money from one source to fund or repay the debt of another. The phrase refers to the Christian leaders Peter and Paul, who were both prominent figures in the early church. Never use a credit card to pay a debt—that's just robbing Peter to pay Paul!2. To be shifting resources from one part of an organization or entity to another, often needlessly or inefficiently. When we make each department pay rent for their facilities, it seems a bit like we're robbing Peter to pay Paul—it's all the same organization, after all.See also: Paul, pay, peter, rob

cradle-snatching

The act of being romantically involved with a much younger person. Primarily heard in UK. He's known for his cradle-snatching—he's currently dating a woman 25 years younger than him.

rob (one) blind

To steal everything someone owns, especially through deceitful or fraudulent means. Sometimes used to insinuate that someone is charging too much money for something. The CEO was sent to prison for robbing his clients blind through a complex Ponzi scheme. Another $100 in fees? These guys are robbing us blind!See also: blind, rob

rob (someone or something) of (something)

1. To steal something from someone or something. He installed a computer virus that robs the company of tiny amounts of money every single time a bank transaction is carried out. The mugger robbed me of my passport and all my cash, but thankfully he ran off before he got my phone.2. To deprive something from someone or something. He really robbed me of my dignity with the way he chastised me in front of everyone. The trees' leaves have become so large and numerous that they are actually robbing the vegetation on the jungle floor of precious sunlight.See also: of, rob

rob the cradle

To date someone who is much younger than oneself. Are you sure it doesn't bother you how much older I am? I feel like people are judging me for robbing the cradle.See also: cradle, rob

we was robbed

The victory, success, or optimal outcome we deserved was stolen or cheated from us! A nonstandard version of "we were robbed," often used ironically or humorously, sometimes stylized as "we wuz robbed." We would have won the game if they hadn't gotten that field goal at the very last second—we was robbed, I tell ya! People will no doubt flock to social media to scream that "we wuz robbed" after the outcome of the match.See also: rob, we

rob Peter to pay Paul

Fig. to take or borrow from one in order to give or pay something owed to another. Why borrow money to pay your bills? That's just robbing Peter to pay Paul. There's no point in robbing Peter to pay Paul. You will still be in debt.See also: Paul, pay, peter, rob

rob someone blind

1. Fig. to steal freely from someone. Her maid was robbing her blind. I don't want them to rob me blind. Keep an eye on them. 2. Fig. to overcharge someone. You are trying to rob me blind. I won't pay it! Those auto repair shops can rob you blind if you don't watch out.See also: blind, rob

rob someone of something

to deprive someone of something, not necessarily by theft. What you have done has robbed me of my dignity! If you do that, you will rob yourself of your future.See also: of, rob

rob the cradle

Fig. to marry or date someone who is much younger than oneself. I hear that Bill is dating Ann. Isn't that sort of robbing the cradle? She's much younger than he is. Uncle Bill—who is nearly eighty—married a thirty-year-old woman. That is really robbing the cradle.See also: cradle, rob

hand in the till, with one's

Also, with one's fingers in the till; have one's hand in the cookie jar. Stealing from one's employer. For example, He was caught with his hand in the till and was fired immediately, or They suspected she had her hand in the cookie jar but were waiting for more evidence. The noun till has been used for a money box or drawer since the 15th century; cookie jar, perhaps alluding to the "sweets" of money, dates only from about 1940. See also: hand

rob Peter to pay Paul

Take from one to give to another, shift resources. For example, They took out a second mortgage on their house so they could buy a condo in Florida-they're robbing Peter to pay Paul . Although legend has it that this expression alludes to appropriating the estates of St. Peter's Church, in Westminster, London, to pay for the repairs of St. Paul's Cathedral in the 1800s, the saying first appeared in a work by John Wycliffe about 1382. See also: Paul, pay, peter, rob

rob someone blind

Cheat someone in an unusually deceitful or thorough fashion, as in The nurse was robbing the old couple blind. This idiom may allude to robbing a blind beggar, who cannot see that the cup collecting donations is being emptied. [Mid-1900s] See also: blind, rob, someone

rob the cradle

Have a romantic or sexual relationship with someone much younger than oneself, as in The old editor was notorious for robbing the cradle, always trying to date some young reporter . [Colloquial; first half of 1900s] See also: cradle, rob

steal someone blind

Also, rob someone blind. Rob or cheat someone mercilessly, as in Ann always maintained that children would steal their parents blind. The allusion here is unclear. Possibly it means stealing everything, including someone's sight. [Mid-1900s] See also: blind, someone, steal

we wuz robbed

Also, we was robbed or we were robbed. We were cheated out of a victory; we were tricked or outsmarted. For example, That ball was inside the lines-we wuz robbed! This expression, with its attempt to render nonstandard speech, has been attributed to fight manager Joe Jacobs (1896-1940), who uttered it on June 21, 1932, after his client, Max Schmeling, had clearly out-boxed Jack Sharkey, only to have the heavy-weight title awarded to Sharkey. It is still used, most often in a sports context. See also: rob, we, wuz

cradle-snatching

BRITISH or

robbing the cradle

AMERICANCradle-snatching is the practice of having a sexual relationship with a much younger partner. The woman is even older than his mother. It's cradle snatching! There'll always be those who accuse you of robbing the cradle. Note: You can describe someone who does this in British English as a cradle snatcher or, in American English, as a cradle robber. The ageing actress is a cradle snatcher, says her toyboy's family. Women who make off with men 15 to 30 years younger are viewed as neurotic cradle robbers. Note: These expressions are usually used in a disapproving way.

be robbing Peter to pay Paul

If someone is robbing Peter to pay Paul, they are using money that is meant for one thing to pay for something else. I have not starved yet but I am very conscious of failing to pay back debts, of robbing Peter to pay Paul.See also: Paul, pay, peter, rob

rob Peter to pay Paul

take something away from one person to pay another, leaving the former at a disadvantage; discharge one debt only to incur another. This expression probably arose in reference to the saints and apostles Peter and Paul , who are often shown together as equals in Christian art and who therefore may be presumed to be equally deserving of honour and devotion. It is uncertain whether a specific allusion is intended; variants of the phrase include unclothe Peter and clothe Paul and borrow from Peter to pay Paul . 1997 New Scientist So far, NASA has been able to rob Peter to pay Paul, taking money from the shuttle and science programmes to keep the ISS on track. See also: Paul, pay, peter, rob

rob someone blind

get a lot of money from someone by deception or extortion. informalSee also: blind, rob, someone

ˌrob somebody ˈblind

(informal) get a lot of money from somebody by deceiving them or charging them too much for something: He robbed his clients blind, taking about 25% of their profits.See also: blind, rob, somebody

ˌrob the ˈcradle

(American English, informal) have a sexual relationship with a much younger person: She robbed the cradle when she married me. ▶ ˈcradle-rob (American English) (British English ˈcradle-snatch) verb ˈcradle-robber (American English) (British English ˈcradle-snatcher) noun: Tim, you’re such a cradle snatcher. She’s like ten years younger than you!See also: cradle, rob

rob ˌPeter to pay ˈPaul

(saying) take money from one area and spend it in another: Government spending on education has not increased. Some areas have improved, but only as a result of robbing Peter to pay Paul.See also: Paul, pay, peter, rob

rob of

v.1. To deprive someone of something by stealing it: The thief robbed us of our money. I was robbed of my car.2. To deprive something or someone of something, to injurious effect: This parasite robs trees of sap. The malicious rumor robbed me of my professional standing.See also: of, rob

rob someone blind

1. tv. to steal freely from someone. Her maid was robbing her blind. 2. tv. to overcharge someone. Those auto repair shops can rob you blind if you don’t watch out. See also: blind, rob, someone

rob Peter to pay Paul

To incur a debt in order to pay off another debt.See also: Paul, pay, peter, rob

rob (someone) blind

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

rob the cradle

Informal To have a romantic or sexual relationship with someone significantly younger than oneself.See also: cradle, rob

rob Peter to pay Paul, to

To take funds from one source in order to pay another; to shift a debt. According to legend, the abbey church of St. Peter’s, in Westminster, was made into a cathedral in 1540, but ten years later it was joined to the diocese of London and many of its estates were appropriated to pay for the repairs of St. Paul’s Cathedral; hence St. Peter was “robbed” for the sake of St. Paul. Appealing as this source for the cliché may be, the expression actually was first used by John Wycliffe about 1340, when he wrote, “How should God approve that you rob Peter and give this robbery to Paul in the name of Christ?” In the mid-1950s George J. Hecht, founder and publisher of Parents Magazine, went to Washington to lobby—in the morning for lower postal rates for magazine publishers, and in the afternoon for larger appropriations to the Children’s Bureau, whereupon he was accused of trying to rob both Peter and Paul.See also: pay, peter, rob

rob Peter to pay Paul

Use funds from one source to repay a debt. If you use one credit card to pay off another, even if you're benefiting by buying time, you're robbing Peter to pay Paul. How the phrase came to be associated with what would seem to be the two apostles is a mystery, since neither was associated with precarious financial planning.See also: Paul, pay, peter, rob

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verb steal from

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verb raid

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verb dispossess

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verb deprive

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verb to take property or possessions from (a person or company, for example) unlawfully and usually forcibly

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verb to take or keep something away from

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verb take something away by force or without the consent of the owner

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