robbed (verb)

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• rob — verb robbed, robbing (T) 1 to steal money or property from a person, bank etc: The gang tried to rob a bank using a sawn off shotgun. | rob sb of sth: Mrs Clegg was severely beaten and robbed of all her possessions. | The company director robbed… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• rob — verb 1) the gang robbed the local bank Syn: burgle, burglarize, steal from, hold up, break into; raid, loot, plunder, pillage; informal knock off, stick up 2) he robbed an old woman Syn: steal from; …   Thesaurus of popular words

• rob — verb (robbed; robbing) Etymology: Middle English robben, from Anglo French rober, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German roubōn to rob more at reave Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. a. (1) to take something away from by force ; steal… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• rob — verb 1) the gang robbed a bank Syn: burgle, steal from, hold up, break into, raid, loot, plunder, pillage; N.Amer. burglarize 2) he robbed an old woman Syn: steal from, hold up; informal mug …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• hot up — verb 1. gain heat or get hot The room heated up quickly • Syn: ↑heat, ↑heat up • Ant: ↑cool (for: ↑heat) • Derivationally related forms …   Useful english dictionary

• be after — verb a) To try to obtain Im after a size 14 drill bit. Have you got any? b) To try to capture The police are after a man who is believed to have robbed a bank today …   Wiktionary

• rob — verb /rɒb,rɑb/ a) To steal from, especially using force or violence. He robbed three banks before he was caught. b) To deprive (of). Working all day robs me of any energy to go out in the evening. See Also …   Wiktionary

• rob the cradle — verb a) To marry or become romantically involved with a much younger person. The actress, 31, also pooh poohs the notion that shes robbing the cradle with Timberlake, 22. b) To use a young person for a purpose inappropriate to his or her age.… …   Wiktionary

• bedarken — verb To make dim, or to darken, or obscure. Even if there had been a glimmer of light, the dust would have robbed us of it; it was dense enough to bedarken an out of doors spot …   Wiktionary

• desecrate — verb /ˈdɛs.ɪ.kreɪt,ˈdɛs.ə.kreɪt/ a) To profane or violate the sacredness or sanctity of something. Its reform reform! Youre going to turn over a new leaf, and all that, and sign the pledge, and quit cigars, and go to work, and pay your debts, and …   Wiktionary

• run in — verb a) To arrest. The guys who robbed the bank last week have finally been run in. b) To drive a car carefully when it is new so the engine is not damaged in any way. I have to drive slowly for the first 1,000 miles to run the engine in …   Wiktionary