rob

Definition

  • verb: to take money or property from (a person or a place) illegally and sometimes by using force, violence, or threats
  • verb: to take something away from by force
  • often + 'of'
  • synonyms: defraud, plunder, steal

Examples

  • She was trying to keep her creditors at bay by 'robbing Peter to pay Paul'. [=using one credit card to make the payments on another credit card]

  • The store was held up by a gang of 'robbers'.

  • a bank 'robber'

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) Be on time. Whoo! Shake, shake, shake a tail feather, baby... It is believed that the robbers have escaped with upwards of $. What's his deal? Baby? Full cut, same as everyone. (..)
    2017 Baby Driver
  • (..) Baby, you with us? (UNSQUARE DANCE BY THE DAVE BRUBECK QUARTET PLAYING) (JAZZ PIANO PLAYING, RHYTHMIC CLAPPING) Bank robbers. Whatever. It's got to be ready for an start in the a.m. Questions? I got a question, Doc. Why would I believe Phones over (..)
    2017 Baby Driver
  • (..) the secrets deep inside the hull. We're using robot technology to go further into the wreck... ..over salvage rights, and ethics. Many are calling you a grave robber. Nobody called the recovery of King Tut ''grave robbing''. - What is it ? - Turn that up, dear. ..making sure these relics (..)
    1997 Titanic