Rob somebody/something (of something) to steal money or property from a person or place. Rob, rifle, sack refer to seizing possessions that belong to others. Rob is the general word for taking possessions by unlawful force or violence:
To rob a bank, a house, a train. The verb rob is often used in stories and newspaper reports. If someone takes something that belongs to you without intending to return it, you can say that they rob you of it.
Learn what 'rob' means, how it's used in sentences, common idioms involving alligators, and interesting facts you probably didn't know! Rob is the general word for taking possessions by unlawful force or violence: The center fielder made a great catch to rob him of a home run.
Rob meaning, definition, what is rob: There are 17 meanings listed in oed's entry for the verb rob, one of which is labelled obsolete.