Definitions

rob

[rob] / rɒb /

VERB

steal, deprive

Synonyms

STRONGEST

bereave break into cheat defraud divest hijack loot lose mug plunder raid ransack strip

STRONG

abscond appropriate burglarize burgle con cop defalcate despoil disinherit dispossess embezzle filch heist hustle liberate lift oust peculate pilfer pillage pinch promote purloin relieve requisition rifle roll sack scrounge snitch strong-arm swindle swipe take thieve withhold

WEAK

do out of hold up rip off stick up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

give help receive

STRONG

be honest bequeath offer protect return

Example Sentences

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ROB GRONKOWSKI: The tight end came out of retirement to rejoin Brady, and with two touchdown catches set an NFL record with 14 from Brady in the postseason, the most by any duo in history.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2021

ROB MCNAMARA: Overdoing it with Tiger is the wrong thing.

From Golf Digest • Mar. 24, 2020

ROB GRONKOWSKI, PATRIOTS, 2012: After catching 17 touchdown passes, a record for a tight end, he sprained his left ankle in the AFC title game.

From Washington Times • Jan. 24, 2015

ROB CORDDRY: Don't worry, friend, I'll protect you.

From The Guardian • Sep. 1, 2010

She's not the queen; sweet Robin, it is I. ROB.

From A Select Collection of Old English Plays, Volume 8 by Hazlitt, William Carew

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