Talk:rob
Latest comment: 2 years ago by Backinstadiums in topic rob of
(transitive, Britain, slang) To steal.[edit]
To steal (money or valuables): robbed money out of the till. https://ahdictionary.com/word/search.html?q=rob
--Backinstadiums (talk) 15:06, 13 August 2020 (UTC)
(transitive) Same as steal (transitive and intransitive verb take something unlawfully: to take something that belongs to somebody else, illegally or without the owner's permission) They broke in and robbed the TV and video.
--Backinstadiums (talk) 15:13, 13 August 2020 (UTC)
- The essential difference is that "rob" (and "robbery") involves force or violence. SemperBlotto (talk) 15:21, 13 August 2020 (UTC)
- @SemperBlotto: When the object of the verb is a person or a building, use rob --Backinstadiums (talk) 09:00, 25 August 2021 (UTC)
)Phrasal verb( rob somebody/something of something to prevent somebody having something that they need or deserve, A last-minute goal robbed the team of victory, He had been robbed of his dignity. --Backinstadiums (talk) 09:03, 25 August 2021 (UTC)