English Explanatory Dictionary

rob

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To steal from, especially using force or violence.
  2. To deprive of, or withhold from, unjustly or injuriously; to defraud.
  3. To deprive (of).
  4. To burgle.
  5. To steal.
  6. To commit robbery.
  7. To take possession of the ball, puck etc. from.
noun
  1. A syrup made of evaporating fruit juice over a fire, usually mixed with sugar or honey, and especially used for medicinal purposes.
name
  1. A diminutive of the male given name Robert.
  2. A surname transferred from the given name, derived from Robert.
noun
  1. Region of background (in digital images).

Pronunciation

/ɹɔb/ /ɹɒb/ rŏb räb /ɹɑb/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Typheuss-Rob.wav en-us-rob.ogg

Word forms

rob robs robbing robbed rhob rohob

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.

Related words

reave bereave rip rubble rubbish Bob Bobby Robbie Robby ROI

Derived words

berob flash rob graverobbed like robbing a baby on the rob robbable robber robbery rob blind Robmanian rob out rob Peter to pay Paul rob someone blind rob the cradle torob unrobbed who's robbing this coach Robeson Robson
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