rob

/rɔb/
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Definition
  1. Verb:
    • To take property unlawfully from a person or place by force or threat of force: This is the primary legal meaning, involving theft with direct confrontation or intimidation.
    • To deprive someone of something belonging to them, often unjustly or deceitfully: This extends the meaning beyond physical theft to include abstract losses, such as rights, opportunities, or time.
Usage
  • The verb rob is typically used with a direct object referring to the person or place from which something is stolen. The thing stolen is introduced with the preposition "of".
    • Correct: They robbed the bank. (Place as object)
    • Correct: They robbed him of his wallet. (Person as object + 'of' + stolen item)
    • Incorrect: They robbed his wallet. (Avoid using the stolen item as the direct object).
Examples
  • Verb:
    • The masked men robbed the convenience store at gunpoint.
    • The corrupt official was accused of robbing the public treasury.
    • The illness robbed her of her strength for months.
    • A poor decision robbed the team of its chance to win the championship.
Advanced Usage

  • "to rob Peter to pay Paul": To take from one source, often causing harm or deficit, to pay or give to another. It describes solving one problem by creating another.

    • Using his rent money to fix his car was just robbing Peter to pay Paul.

  • "to rob someone blind": To steal a great deal from someone, often through deceit.

    • The dishonest contractor robbed the elderly couple blind.
Variants and Related Words

  • Robber (n): A person who commits robbery.

    • The robber was apprehended by the police.

  • Robbery (n): The specific criminal act of taking property from a person through force or intimidation.

    • He was charged with armed robbery.

  • Robbed (adj): The state of having been a victim of robbery.

    • She felt violated and robbed after the break-in.
Synonyms
  • Steal: To take another's property without permission or legal right. (Note: 'Steal' focuses on the item taken; 'rob' focuses on the victim or place.)
  • Burglarize: To break into a building to commit theft. (Focuses on the illegal entry.)
  • Plunder: To steal goods, typically using force and in a time of war or chaos.
  • Deprive: To deny someone the possession or use of something (often used for non-material things, similar to the abstract use of 'rob').
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Rob of: This is the standard construction, not a separable phrasal verb. It is the required pattern for stating what was taken.
    • The scandal robbed the politician of his credibility.
Related Idioms
  • Daylight robbery: Used to describe a situation where something (especially a price) is considered outrageously unfair or expensive, as if one is being stolen from in broad daylight.
    • Five dollars for a bottle of water? That's daylight robbery!
Verb
  1. rip off; ask an unreasonable price
  2. take something away by force or without the consent of the owner
    • The burglars robbed him of all his money

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