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Meanings of rob in English

Catalan
robar
Spanish
robar

Rip off; ask an unreasonable price.

robar

To deprive of something valuable by force.

Synonyms
Examples for "plunder"
Examples for "plunder"
1
The Turks plunder the City, and the Indian Generals withdraw in resentment.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume...
2
The plunder taken in Guayaquil, exclusive of the ransom, was very considerable.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume...
3
Local media have also uncovered plunder of fuel by BDZ's own employees.
Reuters
4
The greater part of the plunder was, however, in this case refunded.
North America — Volume 2
5
Pile in with us and get your share-ofthe plunder, I mean.
Victory: An Island Tale
1
It was the era of universal pillage and destruction; nothing held sacred.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume 3 part 1: The Middle Ages
2
We have passed the inevitable stage of pioneer pillage of natural resources.
The Fight for Conservation
3
And in addition they will have the right to pillage the city.
Island beneath the sea
4
They worked the people up until they joined them in the pillage.
The Iron Heel
5
There was no disorder or pillage of any kind in the city.
The Story of the Philippines / Natural Riches, Industrial Resour...
1
They'd probably have to completely despoil the surrounding acres to manage it.
Blood and Bone
2
The duty not to contrive through a covetous heart to despoil another.
The 5000 year leap: a miracle that changed the world
3
But not for himself did Meleager despoil the body of his foe.
A Book of Myths
4
Your father is an Egyptian to me, and I will despoil him.
The Prime Minister
5
I doubt not they be robbers, eager to overtake and despoil us.
The Lost Treasure of Trevlyn: A Story of the Days of the Gunpowd...
Usage of rob in English
1
You never rob from the working class area you're from; no way.
The Irish Times
2
They said Beasley wanted to rob his victims and steal their identities.
Reuters
3
This can rob the use of a number elsewhere on the ground.
The Guardian
4
Their intention probably was to rob and leave him in the desert.
Travels in the Interior of Africa — Volume 01
5
I'd be happy to let him know you tried to rob us.
Shadow and Bone
6
All tell that the Cossacks were the first to rob the prisoners.
Napoleon's Campaign in Russia, Anno 1812; Medico-Historical
7
I'm not going to let somebody else rob me of that moment.
The Guardian
8
I never wished to rob him of the honour of the discovery.
There was a King in Egypt
9
All the high-spirited boys in books rob orchards, and become great men.
They and I
10
While life was in him no one should rob him of it.
Princess Maritza
11
Say someone approaches me, a man looking to attack or rob me.
The Golem and the Jinni
12
We were going out on the road in a few days-torob.
Susan Lenox: Her Fall and Rise
13
You need good eyes wherever you are, or they'll rob you blind.
Wolf hall
14
Thought to rob me of the pleasure of taking a full hand?
A Fortress of Grey Ice
15
Here's one quick way to rob a bank, over and over again.
Wired
16
They tried to rob me and make their getaway in this boat.
The Voice on the Wire
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Translations for rob
Spanish
robar
Rob through the time
Rob across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Less common
United States of America
Less common