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rob

/rɒb/verb

उच्चारण रॉब

लूटना; वंचित करना

Core word

verbrobbing, robbed
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    [T]

    to steal money or property from a person or place; to prevent somebody from having something that they deserve

    लूटना; वंचित करना

    • They robbed a bank.
    • robbed of a chance
    • Two men tried to rob the jewellery shop.
    + 3 more examples
    • The thieves robbed an old woman of her purse.
    • Injury robbed the athlete of her chance to win.
    • Poor health robbed him of his youth.

    Synonyms steal from burgle loot deprive cheat

◇Word family
robbery nounrobber noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

steal from burgle loot deprive cheat

§Grammar and usage

Rob a person or place of something ('He robbed me of my wallet'), but steal a thing from somebody ('He stole my wallet'); idiom: rob Peter to pay Paul (take money from one place to pay a debt somewhere else).

यह बहुत पूछा जाता है: rob a person या place of something ('He robbed me of my wallet'), पर steal a thing from somebody ('He stole my wallet'); idiom 'rob Peter to pay Paul' (एक जगह से लेकर दूसरी जगह का क़र्ज़ चुकाना)।