Robbing

verb

Word Frequency: 1.0

Definitions

1.verbTo steal from, especially using force or violence.

"He robbed three banks before he was caught."

2.verbTo deprive of, or withhold from, unjustly or injuriously; to defraud.

"The best way to rob a bank is to own one."

3.verb(used with "of") To deprive (of).

"Working all day robs me of any energy to go out in the evening."

4.verbTo burgle.

5.verbTo steal.

"That chav robbed my phone!"

6.verbTo commit robbery.

7.verbTo take possession of the ball, puck etc. from.

8.nounRobbery

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