rob

v., robbed, rob·bing, robs.

v.tr.

1. Law. To take property from (a person) illegally by using or threatening to use violence or force; commit robbery upon.
2. To take valuable or desired articles unlawfully from: rob a bank.
3. 1. To deprive unjustly of something belonging to, desired by, or legally due (someone): robbed her of her professional standing.
   2. To deprive of something injuriously: a parasite that robs a tree of its sap.
4. To take as booty; steal.

v.intr.
To engage in or commit robbery.

idioms:

rob (someone) blind

1. To rob in an unusually deceitful or thorough way: robbed the old couple blind while employed as a companion.

rob the cradle Informal.

1. To have a romantic or sexual relationship with someone significantly younger than oneself.

[Middle English robben, from Old French rober, of Germanic origin.]

robber rob'ber n.

verb

1. To take property or possessions from (a person or company, for example) unlawfully and usually forcibly: hold up, stick up. Slang heist, knock off. See crimes, give/take/reciprocity.
2. To take or keep something away from: deprive, dispossess, divest, strip¹. See give/take/reciprocity.

v

Definition: steal, deprive
Antonyms: give, offer

---

IN BRIEF: v. - Rip off; Take something away by force or without the consent of the owner.

People who live in the past rob the future. — Unknown

This entry is from Wikipedia, the leading user-contributed encyclopedia. It may not have been reviewed by professional editors (see full disclaimer)

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - røve, plyndre, frarøve, berøve
v. intr. - drive rovdrift

idioms:

• rob Peter to pay Paul    tage fra den ene og give til den anden

Nederlands (Dutch)
(be)roven

Français (French)
v. tr. - voler, dérober, dévaliser, se faire voler, priver qn de
v. intr. - voler, dérober, dévaliser

idioms:

• rob Peter to pay Paul    déshabiller Pierre pour habiller Paul

Deutsch (German)
v. - berauben, ausrauben

idioms:

• rob Peter to pay Paul    ein Loch mit etwas stopfen, das dann woanders fehlt

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ληστεύω, κατακλέβω, (μτφ.) αποστερώ, απογυμνώνω

idioms:

• rob Peter to pay Paul    παίρνω από τον ένα και δίνω στον άλλο

Italiano (Italian)
derubare

idioms:

• rob Peter to pay Paul    fare un buco per tapparne un altro

Português (Portuguese)
v. - roubar, furtar, pilhar

idioms:

• rob Peter to pay Paul    despir um santo para vestir outro

Русский (Russian)
ограбить

idioms:

• rob Peter to pay Paul    занимать деньги для выплаты долга, поддерживать одного за счет другого

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - robar, asaltar, atracar
v. intr. - cometer o practicar un robo

idioms:

• rob Peter to pay Paul    desvestir a un santo para vestir a otro

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - plundra, råna

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
抢劫, 盗取, 劫掠, 非法剥夺, 使丧失

idioms:

• rob Peter to pay Paul    剜肉补疮

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 搶劫, 盜取, 劫掠, 非法剝奪, 使喪失
v. intr. - 搶劫

idioms:

• rob Peter to pay Paul    剜肉補瘡

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 약탈하다, 빼앗다, 잃게 하다
v. intr. - 강도질을 하다, 약탈을 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - …から強奪する, 盗む, …から奪う, 強盗をする, 略奪する
n. - 男子名

idioms:

• rob Peter to pay Paul    他方を犠牲にして尽くす

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يسرق, يسلب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮גזל, שדד‬
v. intr. - ‮גזל, שדד‬

If you are unable to view some languages clearly, click here.

To select your translation preferences click here.

robert blitzer	robert kiyosaki
robert gant	robert munsch