rob
To steal from, especially using force or violence.
Verb 4 meanings
To steal from, especially using force or violence.
“He robbed three banks before he was caught.”
To deprive of, or withhold from, unjustly or injuriously; to defraud.
“The best way to rob a bank is to own one.”
To deprive (of).
“Working all day robs me of any energy to go out in the evening.”
To commit robbery.
Noun 1 meaning
A syrup made of evaporating fruit juice over a fire, usually mixed with sugar or honey, and especially used for medicinal purposes.
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.
ROB at a glance
ROB has 3 letters and scores 5 points in Scrabble (R 1 + O 1 + B 3) and 6 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #3,902 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with rob
All rhymes- PROB8
- THROB10
- HEARTTHROB18
- CAROB9
- ATHROB11
- BEROB9
- OUTTHROB13
- SCROB9
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