To rob is to steal something using violence (or the threat of violence). A criminal might rob a bank by pretending to have a weapon.
The inspissated juice of ripe fruit, obtained by evaporation of the juice over a fire till it acquires the consistence of a sirup. It is sometimes mixed with honey or sugar.
Verb
rip off; ask an unreasonable price
Verb
take something away by force or without the consent of the owner; "The burglars robbed him of all his money"
n.
The inspissated juice of ripe fruit, obtained by evaporation
of the juice over a fire till it acquires the consistence of a sirup.
It is sometimes mixed with honey or sugar.
v. t.
To take (something) away from by force; to strip by
stealing; to plunder; to pillage; to steal from.
v. t.
To take the property of (any one) from his person, or in
his presence, feloniously, and against his will, by violence or by
putting him in fear.
v. t.
To deprive of, or withhold from, unjustly or injuriously;
to defraud; as, to rob one of his rest, or of his good name; a tree
robs the plants near it of sunlight.
v. i.
To take that which belongs to another, without right or
permission, esp. by violence.
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Who would rob a hermit of his weeds, His few books, or his beads, or maple dish?
He that is robbed, not wanting what is stolen, Let him not know it, and he's not robbed at all.
To be executed for robbing a church.2.
I never robbed the soldiers of their pay.
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I am accursed to rob in that thief's company.
The inspissated juice of ripe fruit, obtained by evaporation of the juice over a fire till it acquires the consistence of a sirup. It is sometimes mixed with honey or sugar.
To take (something) away from by force; to strip by stealing; to plunder; to pillage; to steal from.
To take that which belongs to another, without right or permission, esp. by violence.
Usage Examples
The parents have a right to say that no teacher paid by their money shall rob their children of faith in God and send them back to their homes skeptical, or infidels, or agnostics, or atheists.
There are forces all around you who wish to exploit division, rob you of your freedom, and tell you what to think. But young folks can rekindle the weary spirit of a slumbering nation.
I suffered evils, but without allowing them to rob me of the freedom to expand.
Who knew Rob Lowe was funny? On 'Parks and Rec,' we've got some of the funniest comedy writers, some of the funniest comedians in the world working there. And if anything, we don't just effuse to one another and be like, 'Oh, Rob Lowe's really funny,' if he wasn't.
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Other Usage ExamplesDoctors are just the same as lawyers the only difference is that lawyers merely rob you, whereas doctors rob you and kill you too.
Drug prohibition has caused gang warfare and other violent crimes by raising the prices of drugs so much that vicious criminals enter the market to make astronomical profits, and addicts rob and steal to get money to pay the inflated prices for their drugs.
Where justice is denied, where poverty is enforced, where ignorance prevails, and where any one class is made to feel that society is an organized conspiracy to oppress, rob and degrade them, neither persons nor property will be safe.
Women hate everything which strips off the tinsel of sentiment, and they are right, or it would rob them of their weapons.
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