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   rob

   /rɒb/

   verb

   • 1. take property unlawfully from (a person or place) by force or threat of force: "he tried, with three others, to rob a bank" Similar steal frominformal:mugjumprollclipcheatswindledefraudfleecedispossessinformal:bilkdo out ofcon out ofrook out ofskinsteal someone blindstiffrare:mulct
   • ▪ overcharge (someone) for something: "Bob thinks my suit cost £70, and even then he thinks I was robbed" Similar overchargecharge too muchinformal:rip offscrewstingdodiddlegougeinformal, dated:rush
   • ▪ steal: "someone had robbed my jacket" Similar stealpurlointhievetaketake for oneselfhelp oneself tolootpilferabscond withrun off withappropriateabstractcarry offshopliftembezzlemisappropriatehave one's fingers/hand in the tillinformal:walk off/away withrun away/off withswipenabrip offliftliberatefilchsnafflesnitchsouvenirnickpinchhalf-inchwhipknock offnobblebonescrumpblagheistglomsnaveldated, informal:cliftyinformal:tiefarchaic:cribhookrare:peculatedefalcate
   • ▪ deprive someone of (something needed or deserved): "poor health has robbed her of a normal social life" Similar deprivestripdivestdeny
   • ▪ deprive (an opposing player) of the ball: "Hughes robbed Vonk yards inside the City half"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French rober, of Germanic origin; related to the verb reave.

   Scrabble Points: 5

   • R

     1

   • O

     1

   • B

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