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rob
verb
-
rob
,
robbing
,
robs
,
robbed
to
take
money
or
property
from
a
person
or
place
illegally
,
often
using
force
or
the
threat
of
force
•
The
masked
thief
tried
to
rob
the
small
corner
store
at
night
.
The
masked
thief
tried
to
rob
the
small
corner
store
at
night
.
•
Police
arrested
two
men
who
had
robbed
several
tourists
near
the
museum
.
Police
arrested
two
men
who
had
robbed
several
tourists
near
the
museum
.
From
Old
French
rober
“
to
steal
,
plunder
,”
from
Proto-Germanic
*raubōną
“
to
rob
,”
related
to
English
“
reave
.”
verb
-
rob
,
robbing
,
robs
,
robbed
to
unfairly
take
something
valuable
or
important
away
from
someone
,
so
they
no
longer
have
it
•
The
injury
robbed
the
athlete
of
her
chance
to
compete
in
the
Olympics
.
The
injury
robbed
the
athlete
of
her
chance
to
compete
in
the
Olympics
.
•
Noise
from
the
construction
site
robs
me
of
sleep
every
night
.
Noise
from
the
construction
site
robs
me
of
sleep
every
night
.
Same
origin
as
primary
sense
:
influence
of
figurative
usage
recorded
since
the
16th
century
.
