Talk:rob

(transitive, Britain, slang) To steal.

To steal (money or valuables): robbed money out of the till.
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--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)

rob of

)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)