rob
verb
1 rob
Take something away by force or without the consent of the owner.
Dutch: beroven, roven, bestelen
2 rob
Rip off; ask an unreasonable price.
synonyms: fleece, gazump, hook, overcharge, pluck, plume, soak, surcharge.
Roget 791:
steal,
thieve,
rob,
mug,
purloin,
pilfer,
filch,
prig,
bag,
nim†,
crib,
cabbage,
palm;
abstract;
appropriate,
plagiarize.
convey away,
carry off,
abduct,
kidnap,
crimp;
make off with,
walk off with,
run off with;
run away with;
spirit away,
seize
etc.
(lay violent hands on)
789.
plunder,
pillage,
rifle,
sack,
loot,
ransack,
spoil,
spoliate†,
despoil,
strip,
sweep,
gut,
forage,
levy blackmail,
pirate,
pickeer†,
maraud,
lift cattle,
poach;
smuggle,
run;
badger [Slang];
bail up,
hold up,
stick up;
bunco,
bunko,
filibuster.
swindle,
peculate,
embezzle;
sponge,
mulct,
rook,
bilk,
pluck,
pigeon,
fleece;
defraud
etc.
545;
obtain under false pretenses;
live by one's wits.
rob Peter to pay Paul,
borrow of Peter to pay Paul;
set a thief to catch a thief.
disregard the distinction between meum and disregard the distinction between meum and tuum [Lat.].
[receive stolen goods]
fence,
launder,
launder money.
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Dutch: ontroven
noun
Roget 354:
pulpiness
etc.
adj.;
pulp,
taste,
dough,
curd,
pap,
rob,
jam,
pudding,
poultice,
grume†.
mush,
oatmeal,
baby food.
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Moby thesaurus: bereave, cheat, commit robbery, defraud, despoil, disinherit, dispossess, divest, filch, heist, hijack, hold up, hustle, knock off, knock over, lift, loot, lose, mug, oust, pilfer, pillage, plunder, purloin, ransack, ravage, relieve, rifle, rip off, roll, sack, steal, stick up, strong-arm, swindle, thieve ... show more.
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