rob

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

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

   The burglars robbed them of all their money.

2. 2
   verb

   To steal from, especially using force or violence.

   He robbed three banks before he was caught.

3. 3
   verb

   To deprive of, or withhold from, unjustly or injuriously; to defraud.

   The best way to rob a bank is to own one.

4. 4
   verb

   To deprive (of).

   Working all day robs me of any energy to go out in the evening.

5. 5
   verb

   To burgle.

   Her house was robbed.

6. 6
   verb

   To steal.

   That bloke robbed my phone!

7. 7
   verb

   To take possession of the ball, puck etc. from.

   Kevin Mirallas then robbed Bacary Sagna to run into the area and draw another save from Szczesny as the Gunners held on to lead at the break.

8. 8
   noun

   A syrup made of evaporating fruit juice over a fire, usually mixed with sugar or honey, and especially used for medicinal purposes.

   [I]nſtead of Honey, Rob of Elder, Conſerve of Roſes, or Syrup of Violets; Glyſters, Pedilavia of emollient Decoctions with Nitre; or Elder, Vinegar, or Focus's of the ſame, applied with Sponges behind the Ears, to the Armpits, Groins, Hams, &c. or with Barley-water and a little Roſe-vinegar.

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.