From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rob
v 1: take something away by force or without the consent of the
owner; "The burglars robbed him of all his money"
2: rip off; ask an unreasonable price [syn: overcharge,
soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, pluck,
rob, hook] [ant: undercharge]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Rob \Rob\, v. i.
To take that which belongs to another, without right or
permission, esp. by violence.
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I am accursed to rob in that thief's company. --Shak.
[1913 Webster] Robalo
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Rob \Rob\, n. [F.; cf. Sp. rob, It. rob, robbo, Pg. robe,
arrobe, Ar. rubb, robb, Per. rub.]
The inspissated juice of ripe fruit, obtained by evaporation
of the juice over a fire till it acquires the consistence of
a sirup. It is sometimes mixed with honey or sugar. [Written
also rhob, and rohob.]
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Rob \Rob\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Robbed; p. pr. & vb. n.
Robbing.] [OF. rober, of German origin; cf. OHG. roub?n, G.
rauben, and OHG. roub robbing, booty, G. raub. [root]114. See
Reave,and cf. Robe.]
1. To take (something) away from by force; to strip by
stealing; to plunder; to pillage; to steal from.
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Who would rob a hermit of his weeds,
His few books, or his beads, or maple dish?
--Milton.
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He that is robbed, not wanting what is stolen,
Let him not know it, and he's not robbed at all.
--Shak.
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To be executed for robbing a church. --Shak.
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2. (Law) To take the property of (any one) from his person,
or in his presence, feloniously, and against his will, by
violence or by putting him in fear.
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3. To deprive of, or withhold from, unjustly or injuriously;
to defraud; as, to rob one of his rest, or of his good
name; a tree robs the plants near it of sunlight.
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I never robbed the soldiers of their pay. --Shak.
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