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 Watching Johnny do the hours was amazing.

From New York Times • Mar. 28, 2023

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: If you over-caddie, if you over-coach, if you overdo anything, it’s off-putting for him.

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 held up his hands, from which the dough depended in ragged strings.

From Main-Travelled Roads by Garland, Hamlin

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